The Steiner Academy HerefordKingstone High School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Hereford.

Summary of the comparison

This page compares The Steiner Academy Hereford and Kingstone High School in Hereford.

  • The Steiner Academy Hereford scores 75 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Kingstone High School scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average). The Steiner Academy Hereford is ahead on our composite score.

  • The Steiner Academy Hereford was judged Good and Kingstone High School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 51.0 for The Steiner Academy Hereford and 42.3 for Kingstone High School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at The Steiner Academy Hereford (54.3 in 2021-22, 51.0 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Kingstone High School (45.0 in 2021-22, 42.3 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

The Steiner Academy Hereford versus Kingstone High School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure HerefordThe Steiner Academy HerefordHerefordKingstone High SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB75/100Stronger figureD51/100
Local ranking1st of 15 in Herefordshire Stronger figure11th of 15 in Herefordshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhaseAll-through Secondary
Age range3-16 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll348 595
Capacity332 636
LocationHereford, HR2 8DL Hereford, HR2 9HJ
GCSE results
Attainment 851.0 Stronger figure42.3 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths64.0% Stronger figure41.5% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths80.0% Stronger figure57.7% 64.8%
Entering EBacc24.0% 43.1% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score4.80 Stronger figure3.77 4.09
Cohort25 130
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard4.0% Not reported62.0%
At higher standard0.0% Not reported8.0%
Reading average scaled score99.0 Not reported106.0
Maths average scaled score88.0 Not reported105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census348 595
Free school meals (ever 6)24.7% 26.7%
English as an additional language2.3% 8.2%
SEN support15.8% 18.3%
SEN with an EHC plan3.7% 3.2%
Attendance
Overall absence8.0% Stronger figure11.1% 6.2%
Persistent absence24.1% Stronger figure28.5% 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.

The Steiner Academy Hereford

Kingstone High School

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