Secondary school

John Masefield High School

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  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Herefordshire
  • HR8 2HF
  • Sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Nov 2013

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,533 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 47%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 35%35%2016/17: top 24%24% · 2016/172017/18: top 34%2018/19: top 49%2021/22: top 53%2022/23: top 47%2023/24: top 54%2024/25: top 47%No exams

A-level results

#186 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 846.2 · West Midlands 44.17/10 Above+10.3 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths38.9% · West Midlands 39.3%5/10 Middle
EBacc point score4.43 · West Midlands 3.818/10 Above+10.5 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.35 · West Midlands −0.103/10 Below−13.5 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry28.29 · West Midlands 31.733/10 Below−61.6 pts since 21/22
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 52.3 · 122 pupils · West Midlands 49.92016/17: 51 · 146 pupils · West Midlands 45.32017/18: 48.9 · 145 pupils · West Midlands 44.62018/19: 46.4 · 126 pupils · West Midlands 45.12021/22: 47.9 · 167 pupils · West Midlands 47.12022/23: 46.5 · 139 pupils · West Midlands 44.52023/24: 44.9 · 151 pupils · West Midlands 442024/25: 46.2 · 149 pupils · West Midlands 44.1552.344.9No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 58% · 146 pupils · West Midlands 37%2017/18: 46% · 145 pupils · West Midlands 37%2018/19: 46% · 126 pupils · West Midlands 38%2021/22: 46% · 167 pupils · West Midlands 46%2022/23: 45% · 139 pupils · West Midlands 40%2023/24: 46.4% · 151 pupils · West Midlands 41%2024/25: 38.9% · 149 pupils · West Midlands 39.3%58%38.9%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 32.51 · 50 pupils · West Midlands 27.92016/17: 34.69 · 55 pupils · West Midlands 28.62017/18: 30.58 · 36 pupils · West Midlands 29.062018/19: 33.93 · 64 pupils · West Midlands 30.052021/22: 40.13 · 54 pupils · West Midlands 35.232022/23: 33.89 · 49 pupils · West Midlands 30.952023/24: 28.75 · 62 pupils · West Midlands 31.612024/25: 28.29 · 43 pupils · West Midlands 31.7340.1328.29No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
133 of 133 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st133133
2nd465
3rd302

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2022

  1. 2008Goodas predecessor
  2. 2011Goodas predecessor
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2022Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026849
Free school meals (past 6 years)19.8%
First language not English8.6%
SEN support19.9%
EHC plan2.1%
Absence (sessions missed)8.1%
Persistently absent pupils22.4%

Girls 50.6%Boys 49.4%

91.3% full · 930 places · 83 in sixth form

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.0
Pupils per adult12.4
  • Classroom teachers 46
  • Leadership 7
  • Teaching assistants 8.3
  • Other support 25.7

Teachers 53 FTE · Whole workforce 87 · 104 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,697
Spend per pupil£7,498
Staff spend per pupil£5,985
Reserve per pupil£273
  • +£230,000revenue reserve
  • +£167,000in-year balance

Grants £7,438 · self-generated £282 · premises £351 per pupil

Single-academy trust: JOHN MASEFIELD HIGH SCHOOL AND SIXTH FORM CENTRE

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

151 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained90.7%
  • Education86.1%
  • Apprenticeship3.3%
  • Employment1.3%
  • Not sustained4.6%
  • Unknown4.6%

After sixth form (16–18)

75 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained84%
  • Education38.7%
  • Higher education37.3%
  • Apprenticeship10.7%
  • Employment34.7%
  • Not sustained9.3%
  • Unknown6.7%