Aylestone School
Broadlands House, Hereford, HR1 1HY
443 pupils · 98% of 450 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Free school meals
- 30.5%
Ofsted
Requires improvement (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 9 July 2024, published 8 September 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 36.3 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 29.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 48.3% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 13.5% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.84 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 67 | 56 | 185 | 62 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 85 | 74 | 209 | 85 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 88 | 73 | 247 | 88 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 89 | 67 | 236 | 78 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 89 | 101 | 274 | 89 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 89 | 69 | 210 | 89 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 91 | 70 | 214 | 91 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 90 | 61 | 186 | 82 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School 1 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- St Mary's RC High School 2.4 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Whitecross Hereford 3.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- The Hereford Church of England Academy 3.7 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Kingstone High School 11.4 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Weobley High School 15.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.