Whitecross Hereford
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 7 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Unique reference
- 139189
- Address
- Three Elms Road, HR4 0RN
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 939 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.7%
- Girls
- 48.3%
- First language not English
- 9.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.6%
- Persistent absence
- 25.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.9%
White British 87.1%
Other White 8.5%
Other 1.7%
Mixed 1.5%
Indian 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Pakistani 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.11
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.26
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 27%
Local authority average 29%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 43%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47.8
Local authority average 44.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.22
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 14 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 24 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 20 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 45 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 21 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 1 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 46 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 25 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 33 |
Admissions
Whitecross Hereford
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 187
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 197
- 2nd preference
- 92
- 3rd preference
- 67
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 177
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 187 90 97 |
| Year 8 | 189 101 88 |
| Year 9 | 188 92 96 |
| Year 10 | 185 98 87 |
| Year 11 | 190 104 86 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 85.0% 86.5% |
Further education | 44.0% 38.0% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 8.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 40.0% 37.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 5.9% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 3.8% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 5.0% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.3% 1.0% |