St Mary's RC High SchoolThe Hereford Church of England Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Hereford.
Summary of the comparison
St Mary's RC High School and The Hereford Church of England Academy are secondary schools in Hereford.
St Mary's RC High School scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and The Hereford Church of England Academy scores 42 out of 100 (grade D, below average). St Mary's RC High School is ahead on our composite score.
St Mary's RC High School was judged Outstanding and The Hereford Church of England Academy was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 53.2 for St Mary's RC High School and 41.5 for The Hereford Church of England Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at St Mary's RC High School (56.0 in 2021-22, 53.2 in 2025-26) and has risen at The Hereford Church of England Academy (38.1 in 2021-22, 41.5 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | HerefordSt Mary's RC High School | HerefordThe Hereford Church of England Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B72/100Stronger figure | D42/100 | |
| Local ranking | 3rd of 15 in Herefordshire Stronger figure | 14th of 15 in Herefordshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Voluntary aided school | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 745 | 647 | |
| Capacity | 675 | 750 | |
| Location | Hereford, HR1 4DR | Hereford, HR2 7NG | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 53.2 Stronger figure | 41.5 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 63.8% Stronger figure | 30.2% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 81.9% Stronger figure | 50.8% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 149 | 126 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 749 | 618 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 11.2% | 39.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 25.6% | 15.7% | |
| SEN support | 16.3% | 8.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.7% | 1.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.1% Stronger figure | 9.0% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 11.8% Stronger figure | 26.2% | 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.
St Mary's RC High School
The Hereford Church of England Academy
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