St Mary's RC High School
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Herefordshire, County of
Lugwardine, Hereford, HR1 4DR
74
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Standards maintained
No graded inspection
Application demand
82%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
94.9%
11.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
745
Capacity used
Over capacity110%
675 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
82%
1st preference success rate
145 of 176 families who put it first got an offer
147
Places offered
317
Total applications
2.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 176 | 145 | ● 82% |
| 2nd preference | 86 | 2 | ● 2% |
| 3rd preference | 54 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences | 1 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 317 | 147 | 46% |
1st preference success by year
Herefordshire, County of lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Stuart Wetson
- Address
- Lugwardine, Hereford, HR1 4DR
- Phone
- 01432850416
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Ward / constituency
- Hagley · North Herefordshire
- Area
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 116992
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 10% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 23% | — | — |
| SEN support | 14% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
745 pupils · 675 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
11 December 2024
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 761 pupils
Attendance
94.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
11.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 51.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.10 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 63% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 78% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.66 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 52.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 59.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 79.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 55.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.73 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 149 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 149 | 30% | 67% | 84% | |
| English Language | 149 | 17% | 62% | 80% | |
| Religious Studies | 149 | 17% | 48% | 63% | |
| English Literature | 149 | 19% | 68% | 86% | |
| Combined Science | 87 | 2% | 32% | 54% | |
| Geography | 82 | 26% | 60% | 76% | |
| Biology | 61 | 48% | 87% | 97% | |
| Physics | 61 | 52% | 89% | 97% | |
| Chemistry | 61 | 54% | 87% | 98% | |
| History | 58 | 38% | 60% | 67% | |
| Business | 50 | 20% | 54% | 70% | |
| Physical Education | 49 | 41% | 80% | 94% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Herefordshire, County of council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.