Kingstone High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Herefordshire, County of
Kingstone, Hereford, HR2 9HJ
61
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
88.9%
28.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
568
Capacity used
Has space89%
636 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
93 of 93 families who put it first got an offer
112
Places offered
211
Total applications
1.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 93 | 93 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 94 | 18 | ● 19% |
| 3rd preference | 24 | 1 | ● 4% |
| Total | 211 | 112 | 53% |
1st preference success by year
Herefordshire, County of lets families list 3 preferences. 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
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Matthew Morris
- Address
- Kingstone, Hereford, HR2 9HJ
- Phone
- 01981250224
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Ward / constituency
- Wormside · Hereford and South Herefordshire
- Area
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 137073
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 27% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 8% | — | — |
| SEN support | 18% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: KINGSTONE ACADEMY TRUST
568 pupils · 636 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
28 February 2024
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 614 pupils
Attendance
88.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
11.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
28.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
6.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
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 | 42.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.67 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 44% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 63% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.76 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 42.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 41.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 57.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 43.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.77 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 130 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Literature | 131 | 12% | 61% | 75% | |
| Mathematics | 130 | 15% | 46% | 62% | |
| English Language | 130 | 12% | 50% | 63% | |
| Combined Science | 112 | 6% | 29% | 50% | |
| Geography | 65 | 11% | 49% | 66% | |
| Spanish | 50 | 6% | 32% | 40% | |
| History | 46 | 22% | 52% | 59% | |
| Physical Education | 32 | 3% | 41% | 56% | |
| Business | 29 | 7% | 34% | 62% | |
| Design & Technology | 24 | 0% | 42% | 67% | |
| Art and Design | 22 | 9% | 32% | 41% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 22 | 5% | 32% | 45% |
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.