John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy is a state-funded secondary school in Herefordshire, County of, West Midlands, for pupils aged 11 to 18 for boys and girls. DfE data records 1,274 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 1,460.
The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (24 Sept 2024). The published Attainment 8 score was 47.7 for 2024/25. The published A-level average grade was C+ for 2024/25. Admissions data records 167 first-preference applications and 180 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.
Reporting periods vary by source — Methodology.
School admissions data, what the Ofsted report means for you, and how it compares to nearby schools.
Not judged
Based on 24 Sept 2024 · Legacy grading · Open inspection report ↗
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour & attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership & management | Good |
| Sixth-form provision | Good |
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour & attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership & management | Requires improvement |
| Sixth-form provision | Good |
Published 21 Oct 2024.
Ofsted legacy grades; compare inspection dates and frameworks.
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| School’s local authority | Herefordshire, County of |
| Applications open | Usually 1 September 2026 |
| Application deadline | 31 October 2026 |
| National offer day | 1 March 2027 |
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Offers made on National Offer Day | 180 |
| First-preference applications | 167 |
| Applications (all preferences) | 252 |
| First-preference offers | 167 |
Source: Published admissions data; follow each measure’s labelled basis, including all preferences where shown.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average score) | 47.7 |
| English & maths: grades 9–4 | 67.9% |
| English & maths: grades 9–5 | 48.4% |
| EBacc entry | 35.7% |
| EBacc grades 9–4 | 26.2% |
| EBacc grades 9–5 | 17.2% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.21 |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 34.22 |
| Best three A-levels: average points | 34.09 |
| Value added | 0.22 |
| Value added: lower confidence limit | 0.09 |
| Value added: upper confidence limit | 0.35 |
| AAB or higher (including two facilitating subjects) | 16.1% |
| Pupils | 103 |
| Average grade | C+ |
| Best three A-levels: average grade | C+ |
| Published progress band | Above average |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| This school’s sixth form | 36.4% |
| Sixth-form college | 10.5% |
| Further education college | 34.8% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.9% |
| Employment | 3.6% |
| Not sustained | 5.7% |
| Unknown | 3.2% |
Cohort: 247 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 91.1%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| Higher education | 42.7% |
| Further education | 3.7% |
| Other education | 1.2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.7% |
| Employment | 35.4% |
| Not sustained | 9.8% |
| Unknown | 3.7% |
Cohort: 82 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 86.6%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
2024/25 · Published entries
DfE subject entries; pupils may take multiple subjects.
16.7 pupils per qualified teacher
2025/26 · Full-time equivalent teachers, not class size.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence2024/25 | 5.71% |
| Unauthorised absence2024/25 | 1.59% |
| Group | Pupils |
|---|---|
| White British | 87.9% |
| White other | 7.2% |
| Mixed | 3.9% |
| Asian | 0.7% |
| Black | 0.2% |
| Other | 0.1% |
DfE school, census, workforce, absence and exclusion data; periods vary, and missing values are not zero.
DfE data; confirm current support with the school's SENCO.
82% would recommend this school
218 responses · Sep 2024 – Sep 2025
| Question | Agree or strongly agree |
|---|---|
| Happy at school | 86% |
| Feels safe | 88% |
| Well behaved pupils | 82% |
| Bullying dealt with | 18% |
| Question | Agree or strongly agree |
|---|---|
| Aware of curriculum | 63% |
| Concerns dealt with | 55% |
| SEND support | 66% |
| High expectations | 82% |
| Child does well | 85% |
| Progress updates | 87% |
| Subject range | 93% |
| Clubs & activities | 93% |
| Personal development | 72% |
View the Ofsted dataset: voluntary responses may not represent all families; separate from Classpot reviews.
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