Whitecross Hereford
Three Elms Road, Hereford, HR4 0RN
942 pupils · 105% of 900 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- WHITECROSS HEREFORD
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Free school meals
- 17.6%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — 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 7 June 2023, published 17 July 2023. 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 | 46.5 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 41.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 60.4% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 19.8% |
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?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.04 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 186 | 193 | 343 | 186 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 183 | 226 | 384 | 183 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 187 | 197 | 356 | 187 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 188 | 207 | 373 | 188 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 187 | 255 | 410 | 187 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 185 | 223 | 385 | 185 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 187 | 253 | 395 | 187 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 189 | 274 | 406 | 189 |
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 Hereford Church of England Academy 3.4 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Aylestone School 3.5 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School 4.3 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- St Mary's RC High School 5.9 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Kingstone High School 8.6 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Weobley High School 13.1 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.