Wigmore School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Herefordshire, County of
Ford Street, Leominster, HR6 9UW
66
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
91%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
92.7%
19.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
467
Capacity used
Over capacity104%
450 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
91%
1st preference success rate
80 of 88 families who put it first got an offer
81
Places offered
144
Total applications
1.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 88 | 80 | ● 91% |
| 2nd preference | 41 | 1 | ● 2% |
| 3rd preference | 15 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 144 | 81 | 56% |
1st preference success by year
Herefordshire, County of lets families list 3 preferences. 31 applications came from outside the council area (16 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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Robert Patterson
- Address
- Ford Street, Wigmore, Leominster, HR6 9UW
- Phone
- 01568770323
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Ward / constituency
- Mortimer · North Herefordshire
- Area
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 136405
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 17% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 2% | — | — |
| SEN support | 17% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: WIGMORE SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
467 pupils · 450 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
29 June 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 471 pupils
Attendance
92.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
19.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
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 | 46.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.32 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 36% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 64% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.13 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 48.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 39.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 67% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 17% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.13 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 88 | — |
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 | 88 | 14% | 47% | 81% | |
| English Language | 88 | 9% | 36% | 60% | |
| English Literature | 86 | 16% | 57% | 70% | |
| Combined Science | 61 | 2% | 26% | 64% | |
| Geography | 58 | 24% | 59% | 69% | |
| Business | 53 | 23% | 57% | 74% | |
| History | 43 | 12% | 40% | 47% | |
| Physical Education | 34 | 24% | 62% | 79% | |
| Biology | 27 | 37% | 89% | 96% | |
| Physics | 27 | 26% | 93% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 27 | 26% | 78% | 96% | |
| Religious Studies | 24 | 25% | 63% | 71% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
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.