The Hereford Church of England Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Feb 6 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Christian
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Unique reference
- 135662
- Address
- Marlbrook Road, Redhill, HR2 7NG
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 618 (54% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.7%
- Girls
- 45.3%
- First language not English
- 15.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 38.8%
- Persistent absence
- 24.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.9%
White British 80.6%
Other White 12.5%
Mixed 3.2%
Other Asian 1.1%
Indian 0.6%
Other 0.6%
Unclassified 0.5%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 21%
Local authority average 36%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 25%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 39.3
Local authority average 44.6
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.34
Local authority average 3.94
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 15 |
| Biology | GCSE | 28 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 28 |
| Classical Civilisation | GCSE | 22 |
| English Language | GCSE | 89 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 88 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 42 |
| French | GCSE | 14 |
| Geography | GCSE | 44 |
| German | GCSE | 10 |
Admissions
The Hereford Church of England Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 143
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 116
- 2nd preference
- 19
- 3rd preference
- 22
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 116
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 135 76 59 |
| Year 8 | 146 84 62 |
| Year 9 | 119 54 65 |
| Year 10 | 129 68 61 |
| Year 11 | 89 56 33 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 78.0% 84.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 48.0% 38.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 8.0% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 30.0% 37.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.2% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.9% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 11.0% 6.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 2.3% 3.0% |