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
- 616 (54% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.8%
- Girls
- 48.2%
- First language not English
- 16.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 36.4%
- Persistent absence
- 27.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.2%
White British 80%
Other White 14%
Mixed 2.8%
Irish Traveller 0.5%
Indian 0.5%
Other Asian 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
African 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.97
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.26
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 2%
Local authority average 29%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 28%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 35
Local authority average 44.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.71
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 25 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 30 |
| Biology | GCSE | 30 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 29 |
| English Language | GCSE | 120 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 119 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 8 |
| Geography | GCSE | 43 |
| German | GCSE | 4 |
| History | GCSE | 42 |
Admissions
The Hereford Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 147
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 129
- 2nd preference
- 17
- 3rd preference
- 18
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 129
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- 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 | 148 84 64 |
| Year 8 | 125 55 70 |
| Year 9 | 139 70 69 |
| Year 10 | 91 57 34 |
| Year 11 | 113 53 60 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 69.0% 85.0% 86.5% |
Further education | 54.0% 38.0% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 8.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 15.0% 37.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 12.0% 5.9% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.8% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 16.0% 5.0% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.3% 1.0% |