OFSTED
Latest ungraded inspection
25 January 2023
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Community school
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Herefordshire, County of
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics
for 2025/26.
2025/26
Total pupils
533
533 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
260
48.8% of pupils
Male pupils
273
51.2% of pupils
6.0 pts
below England
School
18.8%
Herefordshire, County of
18.9%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
14.7 pts
below England
School
5.6%
Herefordshire, County of
11.3%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
5.6 pts
above England
School
6.6%
Herefordshire, County of
0.4%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Any other White background
5.6%
30
Any other Mixed background
0.6%
3
White and Black Caribbean
0.6%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an
education, health and care plan.
2025/26
Pupils with SEN
34.0%
181 of
533 pupils
13.1 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
Herefordshire, County of
23.0%
SEN support
27.6%
147 pupils
England
14.8%
12.8 pts
above
EHC plans
6.4%
34 pupils
England
6.0%
0.3 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Most common identified needs
Pupils
Specific learning difficulty
82
Social, emotional & mental health
36
Other difficulty or disability
27
Autistic spectrum disorder
16
Speech, language & communication
8
Moderate learning difficulty
7
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published
2025/26 Department for Education school-level data.
Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support
and pupils with EHC plans.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education
absence data for
2024/25.
Lower absence rates are generally
better.
2024/25
ABSENCE RATE
Overall absence
7.06%
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.84 pts
higher than
England
School
7.06%
Herefordshire, County of
5.51%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
Persistent absence
19.12%
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.30 pts
higher than
England
School
19.12%
Herefordshire, County of
12.90%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
Severe absence
1.29%
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.52 pts
lower than
England
School
1.29%
Herefordshire, County of
1.32%
West Midlands
1.82%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open
secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
106.6%
14.3 pts
above England
Weobley High School
106.6%
Herefordshire, County of
92.5%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.