St Mary's RC High School
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 11–16 · Hereford, Herefordshire, County of
St Mary's RC High School is a secondary school in Hereford, Herefordshire, County of for ages 11–16 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 11 December 2024.
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Key facts
- Address
- Lugwardine, Hereford, HR1 4DR
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Herefordshire, County of
- Pupils on roll
- 745 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 11 December 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are very proud of their school and attend regularly.”
- “Almost all who responded to their survey said they would recommend St Mary’s to a friend.”
- “Pupils achieve well across the curriculum.”
To improve
- “However, this is not so for the small number of disadvantaged pupils.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 January 2025 (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) | 60% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 52.2 | 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: 189 first-preference applications, 146 offers in total, 144 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 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Aylestone School 1.5 mi Requires improvement
- The Hereford Church of England Academy 3.5 mi Requires improvement
- Whitecross Hereford 3.6 mi Good
- Kingstone High School 8.5 mi School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
- Queen Elizabeth High School 10.2 mi School remains Good
- John Masefield High School 10.2 mi School remains Good
- John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy 10.3 mi Not judged