Aylestone School

Community school · Secondary school · Hereford, Herefordshire, County of
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Composite score
45.4

About Aylestone School

Aylestone School is a secondary school in Hereford, Herefordshire, County of, classified by the DfE as a community school. Around 449 pupils aged 11 to 16 attend the school. The school holds a 'Requires improvement' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 36.3, below the national average of 46. Results have held broadly steady on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

29% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 48% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. If you are considering Aylestone School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#2,913
National rank
#350
In West Midlands
#15
In Herefordshire, County of
Top 92%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
36.3
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
29%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
48%
% EBacc grade 5+
2%
EBacc average points score
2.99

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

School profile

Pupils on roll 449 % FSM ever-6 28.7% % EAL 13.8% Age range 11–16 Gender Mixed

Location

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