St Mary's RC High School

Voluntary aided school · Secondary school · Hereford, Herefordshire, County of
HR1 4DR
Composite score
65.3

School overview

St Mary's RC High School is a secondary school serving Hereford, Herefordshire, County of, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 749 pupils aged 11 to 16 on roll. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 52.2, above the national average of 46. That marks an improvement of 0.5 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 21% of secondary schools nationally.

60% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well above the national average of about 45%. 80% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 11% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. St Mary's RC High School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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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National rank
#51
In West Midlands
#1
In Herefordshire, County of
Top 21%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
52.2
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
60%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
80%
% EBacc grade 5+
29%
EBacc average points score
4.73

School profile

Pupils on roll 749 % FSM ever-6 11.2% % EAL 25.6% Age range 11–16 Gender Mixed Religious character Roman Catholic

Location

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