Secondary school

St Mary's RC High School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Herefordshire
  • HR1 4DR
  • No sixth form
Ofsted Outstanding · inspected Jan 2019

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 702 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 22%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 9%9%2016/17: top 16%2017/18: top 20%2018/19: top 14%2021/22: top 18%2022/23: top 30%2023/24: top 24%2024/25: top 22%No exams

Against West MidlandsArrows: West Midlands rank change since 2018/19

Attainment 852.2 · West Midlands 44.19/10 Top 20%
Grade 5+ English and maths59.7% · West Midlands 39.3%9/10 Top 20%
EBacc point score4.73 · West Midlands 3.819/10 Top 20%
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.10 · West Midlands −0.107/10 Above−21.7 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 59.5 · 146 pupils · West Midlands 49.92016/17: 53.2 · 150 pupils · West Midlands 45.32017/18: 52.5 · 147 pupils · West Midlands 44.62018/19: 55 · 149 pupils · West Midlands 45.12021/22: 56 · 147 pupils · West Midlands 47.12022/23: 50.2 · 147 pupils · West Midlands 44.52023/24: 51.7 · 150 pupils · West Midlands 442024/25: 52.2 · 149 pupils · West Midlands 44.1559.550.2No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 61% · 150 pupils · West Midlands 37%2017/18: 55% · 147 pupils · West Midlands 37%2018/19: 60% · 149 pupils · West Midlands 38%2021/22: 66% · 147 pupils · West Midlands 46%2022/23: 54% · 147 pupils · West Midlands 40%2023/24: 62.7% · 150 pupils · West Midlands 41%2024/25: 59.7% · 149 pupils · West Midlands 39.3%66%54%No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in76.2%
144 of 189 who put it first2014 · 86.0%2026 · 76.2%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st189144
2nd1122
3rd390

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2024

  1. 2007Outstanding
  2. 2013Good
  3. 2018Remains Good
  4. 2019Outstanding
  5. 2021Ungraded visit
  6. 2024Ungraded visit

4 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026745
Free school meals (past 6 years)11.2%
First language not English25.6%
SEN support16.3%
EHC plan4.7%
Absence (sessions missed)5.1%
Persistently absent pupils11.8%

Girls 50.5%Boys 49.5%

110.4% full · 675 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 140 responses (18.7% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school94.3% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school92.8% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved90% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 62.1% not applicable56.6% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year84.3% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 30% not applicable80.6% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?25.7% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 25.7% who said Yes above75% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child93.6% agree
  • My child does well at this school92.8% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing88.6% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school95.7% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school94.3% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development89.3% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent92.1% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.4
Pupils per adult12.3
  • Classroom teachers 37.8
  • Leadership 5
  • Teaching assistants 13.3
  • Other support 18.9

Teachers 42.8 FTE · Whole workforce 74.9 · 96 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,703
Spend per pupil£7,556
Staff spend per pupil£6,067
Reserve per pupil£328
  • +£244,704revenue reserve
  • +£109,187in-year balance

Grants £7,246 · self-generated £457 · premises £351 per pupil

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

150 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained90%
  • Education80.7%
  • Apprenticeship4.7%
  • Employment4.7%
  • Not sustained7.3%
  • Unknown2.7%