Whitecross Hereford is a secondary school located in Hereford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 22/05/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.2%, which is 1.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Three Elms Road, Hereford

School Information

Address: Three Elms Road, Hereford, HR4 0RN
Website: www.whitecross.hereford.sch.uk
Telephone: 01432376080
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Herefordshire, County of
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Timothy Knapp
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 139189

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 22/05/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 900
Number of Pupils: 949
Number of Boys: 490
Number of Girls: 459

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.8% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.09 Confidence interval -0.28 to 0.1
Of the 185 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 175 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:14%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:97%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:37%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:44.7
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.76
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Trinity Primary School
Barricombe Drive , Moor Farm HR4 0NU 		3out of 4 226 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Holmer CofE Academy
Holmer Road , HR4 9RX 		4out of 4 1,628 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Lord Scudamore Primary Academy
Friar Street , HR4 0AS 		3out of 4 2,083 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Thomas Cantilupe CofE Academy
Coningsby Street , HR1 2DY 		1out of 4 2,424 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Riverside Primary School
Belmont Avenue , HR2 7JF 		3out of 4 2,596 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Brookfield School
Grandstand Road , HR4 9NG 		2out of 4 996 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Herefordshire Pupil Referral Service
Coningsby Street , HR1 2DY 		3out of 4 2,469 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hereford Cathedral School
Old Deanery , The Cathedral Close HR1 2NG 		- not rated 2,650 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Hereford Cathedral Junior School
28 Castle Street , HR1 2NW 		- not rated 2,790 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Royal National College for the Blind
Venns Lane , HR1 1DT 		- not rated 2,797 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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