Wigmore SchoolLady Hawkins' School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Wigmore School and Lady Hawkins' School are secondary schools.
Wigmore School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Lady Hawkins' School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Wigmore School is ahead on our composite score.
Wigmore School was judged Good and Lady Hawkins' School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 48.4 for Wigmore School and 43.3 for Lady Hawkins' School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Wigmore School (53.7 in 2021-22, 48.4 in 2024-25) and has risen at Lady Hawkins' School (41.0 in 2021-22, 43.3 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | LeominsterWigmore School | KingtonLady Hawkins' School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C58/100Stronger figure | D53/100 | |
| Local ranking | 5th of 15 in Herefordshire Stronger figure | 9th of 15 in Herefordshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-19 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 463 | 253 | |
| Capacity | 450 | 510 | |
| Location | Leominster, HR6 9UW | Kington, HR5 3AR | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 48.4 Stronger figure | 43.3 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 39.8% | 49.0% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 67.0% | 70.6% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 17.0% | 29.4% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.13 Stronger figure | 3.72 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 88 | 51 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 463 | 253 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 16.2% | 19.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 1.9% | 10.3% | |
| SEN support | 16.9% | 20.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.0% | 2.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.3% Stronger figure | 8.3% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 19.3% Stronger figure | 22.1% | 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.
Wigmore School
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