Aylestone School
Secondary · Community school · Ages 11–16 · Hereford, Herefordshire, County of
Aylestone School is a secondary school in Hereford, Herefordshire, County of for ages 11–16 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 9 July 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Broadlands House, Broadlands Lane, Hereford, HR1 1HY
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Herefordshire, County of
- Pupils on roll
- 443 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 9 July 2024
Strengths
- “Staff build warm and supportive relationships with pupils.”
- “They work hard to ensure that pupils are well prepared for life beyond school.”
- “As one parent commented in response to Ofsted’s survey, ‘staff genuinely care and make every effort to put parent and child worries at ease.’”
To improve
- “However, in some areas, the curriculum is not taught consistently well.”
- “This can impact the progress that pupils make.”
- “However, in some other subjects, teachers do not routinely check what pupils are learning and where gaps in knowledge or errors might be.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 September 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 29% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 36.3 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 56 first-preference applications, 67 offers in total, 56 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Herefordshire, County of.
- The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Mary's RC High School 1.5 mi Standards maintained
- Whitecross Hereford 2.1 mi Good
- The Hereford Church of England Academy 2.3 mi Requires improvement
- Kingstone High School 7.1 mi School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
- Weobley High School 9.8 mi School remains Good
- John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy 10.8 mi Not judged
- Earl Mortimer College 11.2 mi Good