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
- 940 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.9%
- Girls
- 50.1%
- First language not English
- 10.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 15.5%
- Persistent absence
- 17.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.1%
White British 86%
Other White 8.4%
Mixed 1.6%
Unclassified 1.5%
Other 1%
African 0.4%
Indian 0.3%
Pakistani 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 20%
Local authority average 36%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 42%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.5
Local authority average 44.6
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.03
Local authority average 3.94
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 25 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 13 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 34 |
| Biology | GCSE | 30 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 30 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 27 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 19 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 27 |
| English Language | GCSE | 179 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 178 |
Admissions
Whitecross Hereford
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 183
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 226
- 2nd preference
- 92
- 3rd preference
- 66
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 182
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 190 85 105 |
| Year 8 | 190 94 96 |
| Year 9 | 188 101 87 |
| Year 10 | 189 93 96 |
| Year 11 | 183 96 87 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 84.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 42.0% 38.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 8.0% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 40.0% 37.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.2% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.9% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 6.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.3% 3.0% |