Secondary school

John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy

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  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Herefordshire
  • HR9 7ET
  • Sixth form
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Sep 2024

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,282 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 40%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 45%45%2016/17: top 36%2017/18: top 22%22% · 2017/182018/19: top 36%2021/22: top 36%2022/23: top 49%2023/24: top 45%2024/25: top 40%No exams

A-level results

#84 of 241 West Midlands sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against West Midlands

Attainment 847.7 · West Midlands 44.18/10 Above
Grade 5+ English and maths48.4% · West Midlands 39.3%8/10 Above+22.3 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score4.21 · West Midlands 3.818/10 Above−8.1 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.20 · West Midlands −0.105/10 Middle−17.4 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry34.22 · West Midlands 31.737/10 Above−5.2 pts since 21/22
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 50.9 · 216 pupils · West Midlands 49.92016/17: 48.6 · 198 pupils · West Midlands 45.32017/18: 52.1 · 191 pupils · West Midlands 44.62018/19: 48.7 · 234 pupils · West Midlands 45.12021/22: 51.4 · 215 pupils · West Midlands 47.12022/23: 46.1 · 247 pupils · West Midlands 44.52023/24: 46.8 · 230 pupils · West Midlands 442024/25: 47.7 · 221 pupils · West Midlands 44.1552.146.1No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 42% · 198 pupils · West Midlands 37%2017/18: 50% · 191 pupils · West Midlands 37%2018/19: 42% · 234 pupils · West Midlands 38%2021/22: 47% · 215 pupils · West Midlands 46%2022/23: 43% · 247 pupils · West Midlands 40%2023/24: 45.7% · 230 pupils · West Midlands 41%2024/25: 48.4% · 221 pupils · West Midlands 39.3%50%42%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 35.84 · 153 pupils · West Midlands 27.92016/17: 32.24 · 171 pupils · West Midlands 28.62017/18: 32.4 · 164 pupils · West Midlands 29.062018/19: 34.65 · 153 pupils · West Midlands 30.052021/22: 38.68 · 118 pupils · West Midlands 35.232022/23: 33.59 · 83 pupils · West Midlands 30.952023/24: 30.04 · 100 pupils · West Midlands 31.612024/25: 34.22 · 103 pupils · West Midlands 31.7338.6830.04No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
167 of 167 who put it first2014 · 99.1%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st167167
2nd635
3rd140

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2024

  • Personal developmentGood
  • Quality of educationGood
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Sixth form provisionGood
  • Leadership and managementGood
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2008Outstandingas predecessor
  2. 2012Good
  3. 2017Ungraded visit
  4. 2022Requires improvement
  5. 2024All areas Good

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,274
Free school meals (past 6 years)18.0%
First language not English4.6%
SEN support16.4%
EHC plan1.6%
Absence (sessions missed)7.3%
Persistently absent pupils19.8%

Girls 49.6%Boys 50.4%

87.3% full · 1,460 places · 201 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 218 responses (16.9% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school86.2% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school87.6% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved81.7% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 63.8% not applicable50.6% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year62.4% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 26.1% not applicable74.5% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?21.6% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 21.6% who said Yes above66% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child81.7% agree
  • My child does well at this school85.8% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing86.2% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school93.1% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school93.6% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development72% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent82.1% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.3
Pupils per adult11.8
  • Classroom teachers 72
  • Leadership 6
  • Teaching assistants 13.1
  • Other support 37.7

Teachers 78 FTE · Whole workforce 128.8 · 176 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,522
Spend per pupil£7,710
Staff spend per pupil£6,157
Reserve per pupil−£495
  • −£639,000revenue reserve
  • −£243,000in-year balance

Grants £7,475 · self-generated £79 · premises £361 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: HEART OF MERCIA (5 academies) · trust reserve £6,810,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

230 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained92.2%
  • Education83%
  • Apprenticeship7%
  • Employment2.2%
  • Not sustained3.9%
  • Unknown3.9%

After sixth form (16–18)

102 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained78.4%
  • Education36.3%
  • Higher education30.4%
  • Apprenticeship5.9%
  • Employment36.3%
  • Not sustained14.7%
  • Unknown6.9%