The Steiner Academy HerefordWhitecross Hereford

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

Summary of the comparison

This page compares The Steiner Academy Hereford and Whitecross Hereford in Hereford.

  • The Steiner Academy Hereford scores 75 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Whitecross Hereford scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average). The Steiner Academy Hereford is ahead on our composite score.

  • The Steiner Academy Hereford was judged Good and Whitecross Hereford was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 51.0 for The Steiner Academy Hereford and 46.5 for Whitecross Hereford.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at The Steiner Academy Hereford (54.3 in 2021-22, 51.0 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Whitecross Hereford (47.2 in 2021-22, 46.5 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

The Steiner Academy Hereford versus Whitecross Hereford compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure HerefordThe Steiner Academy HerefordHerefordWhitecross HerefordEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB75/100Stronger figureC57/100
Local ranking1st of 15 in Herefordshire Stronger figure7th 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 940
Capacity332 900
LocationHereford, HR2 8DL Hereford, HR4 0RN
GCSE results
Attainment 851.0 Stronger figure46.5 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths64.0% Stronger figure41.8% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths80.0% Stronger figure60.4% 64.8%
Entering EBacc24.0% Stronger figure19.8% 40.5%
EBacc average point score4.80 Stronger figure4.03 4.09
Cohort25 182
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 940
Free school meals (ever 6)24.7% 15.7%
English as an additional language2.3% 10.3%
SEN support15.8% 16.1%
SEN with an EHC plan3.7% 2.1%
Attendance
Overall absence8.0% 7.4% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence24.1% 18.8% Stronger figure15.8%

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

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