Hereford Cathedral School With A Junior SchoolLucton School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Hereford Cathedral School With A Junior School and Lucton School.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 34.9 for Hereford Cathedral School With A Junior School and 23.9 for Lucton School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Hereford Cathedral School With A Junior School (46.7 in 2021-22, 34.9 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at Lucton School (22.8 in 2021-22, 23.9 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | HerefordHereford Cathedral School With A Junior School | LeominsterLucton School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Independent School | Independent School | |
| School type | Other independent school | Other independent school | |
| Age range | 3-19 | 0-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 682 | 265 | |
| Capacity | 949 | 400 | |
| Location | Hereford, HR1 2NG | Leominster, HR6 9PN | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 34.9 Stronger figure | 23.9 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 0.0% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 0.0% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 84 | 25 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 64 | 10 | |
| A-level average points | 36.7 Stronger figure | 31.2 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | C | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 38.6 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 28.3% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 571 | 258 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN support | 23.6% | 8.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.0% | 0.4% | |
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
A-level average points
Pupils on roll
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