Whitecross Hereford
Ofsted: Good
Score
C57
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Hereford, HR4 0RN
- Distance
- 3.4km away
The Hereford Church of England Academy
Marlbrook Road, Redhill, Hereford, HR2 7NG
Local ranking14th of 15 secondary schools in Herefordshire
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 20 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
750
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 14 July 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 41.5 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 30.2% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 50.8% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 126
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 85.0%
- Continued in education
- 78.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 4.0%
- Not sustained
- 11.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 618
- Boys
- 344 (53%)
- Girls
- 303 (47%)
- Capacity
- 750 (86% full)
- SEND
- 10.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 39.8%
- EAL
- 15.7%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.9%
- SEN Support
- 8.9%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.8:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 39.2
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,722/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 9.0% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 26.2% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Christian
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 81.0%
- White Other: 12.5%
- Mixed Other: 1.6%
- Asian Other: 1.1%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.8%
- Asian Indian: 0.7%
- Other: 0.7%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.5%
81.0%
White British
12.5%
White Other
1.6%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Marlbrook Road
Hereford, West Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 135662
- UKPRN
- 10024186
- Establishment No.
- 6905
- Trust
- DIOCESE OF HEREFORD MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
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