Aylestone SchoolSt Mary's RC High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Hereford.
Summary of the comparison
Aylestone School and St Mary's RC High School are secondary schools in Hereford.
Aylestone School scores 38 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and St Mary's RC High School scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong). St Mary's RC High School is ahead on our composite score.
Aylestone School was judged Requires improvement and St Mary's RC High School was judged Outstanding.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 36.3 for Aylestone School and 52.2 for St Mary's RC High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Aylestone School (39.4 in 2021-22, 36.3 in 2024-25) and has fallen at St Mary's RC High School (56.0 in 2021-22, 52.2 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | HerefordAylestone School | HerefordSt Mary's RC High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | F38/100 | B72/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 14th of 15 in Herefordshire | 3rd of 15 in Herefordshire Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | |
| School type | Community school | Voluntary aided school | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 449 | 749 | |
| Capacity | 450 | 675 | |
| Location | Hereford, HR1 1HY | Hereford, HR1 4DR | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 36.3 | 52.2 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 29.2% | 59.7% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 48.3% | 79.9% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 13.5% | 55.7% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.99 | 4.73 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 89 | 149 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 449 | 749 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 28.7% | 11.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 13.8% | 25.6% | |
| SEN support | 22.3% | 16.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 8.7% | 4.7% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.6% | 5.1% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 23.9% | 11.8% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Aylestone School
St Mary's RC High School
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