Whitecross Hereford
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Herefordshire, County of
Three Elms Road, Hereford, HR4 0RN
66
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 07/06/2023
Application demand
81%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
92.6%
18.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
942
Capacity used
Over capacity105%
900 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
81%
1st preference success rate
182 of 226 families who put it first got an offer
183
Places offered
384
Total applications
2.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 226 | 182 | ● 81% |
| 2nd preference | 92 | 1 | ● 1% |
| 3rd preference | 66 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 384 | 183 | 48% |
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
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Timothy Knapp
- Address
- Three Elms Road, Hereford, HR4 0RN
- Phone
- 01432376080
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Ward / constituency
- Kings Acre · Hereford and South Herefordshire
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 139189
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 18% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 9% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: WHITECROSS HEREFORD
942 pupils · 900 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
07 June 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 953 pupils
Attendance
92.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
18.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
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 | 46.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.30 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 39% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 59% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.03 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 46.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 41.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 60.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 19.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.03 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 182 | — |
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 | 180 | 12% | 53% | 70% | |
| English Language | 179 | 16% | 51% | 67% | |
| English Literature | 178 | 11% | 51% | 68% | |
| Combined Science | 145 | 8% | 54% | 74% | |
| History | 102 | 23% | 45% | 55% | |
| Geography | 98 | 28% | 69% | 81% | |
| Art and Design | 79 | 13% | 66% | 81% | |
| Physical Education | 75 | 25% | 69% | 80% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 54 | 13% | 63% | 89% | |
| Spanish | 39 | 26% | 69% | 79% | |
| Physics | 31 | 48% | 84% | 97% | |
| Biology | 30 | 50% | 93% | 100% |
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.