Aylestone School

Secondary · Herefordshire, County of · HR1 1HY · URN 116936

Ofsted Requires improvementLast inspected 2024-07-09Cohort 443Non-selective

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 4 results

GCSE outcomes at the end of Year 11, so they describe a secondary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 89

3 of 4 headline figures1 figure withheldArea average from 26 schools in Herefordshire, County of

Attainment 8 score
The average grade across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
36.3
Herefordshire, County of 37.58England 46.1
1.3 below the area average of 37.6
Overall standards
Progress 8 score
Progress from the same key stage 2 starting points, where 0 is average.
Withheld
Progress from starting points
Grade 5 or above in English and maths
29.2%
Herefordshire, County of 32.7%England 45.9%
3.4 percentage points below the area average of 32.7
Academic stretch
Grade 4 or above in English and maths
48.3%
Herefordshire, County of 49.1%
0.8 percentage points below the area average of 49.1
Overall standards
EBacc average point score
2.99
Herefordshire, County of 3.31England 4.07
In line with the area average of 3.3
Academic stretch
Achieved the EBacc at grade 5 or above
2.2%
Herefordshire, County of 10.9%England 17.6%
8.7 percentage points below the area average of 10.9
Academic stretch
Entered the EBacc subjects
13.5%
Herefordshire, County of 26%
12.5 percentage points below the area average of 26
Context only, not scored
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort
33.7%
Herefordshire, County of 27%
6.8 percentage points above the area average of 27
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
89
Herefordshire, County of 75
13.7 above the area average of 75.4
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Herefordshire, County of	Against national	Feeds
Attainment 8 scoreThe average grade across eight qualifications, including English and maths.	36.3 Herefordshire, County of 37.58England 46.1	1.3 below the area average of 37.6	9.8 below the national figure of 46.1	Overall standards
Progress 8 scoreProgress from the same key stage 2 starting points, where 0 is average.	Withheld	No local comparison	No national comparison	Progress from starting points
Grade 5 or above in English and maths	29.2% Herefordshire, County of 32.7%England 45.9%	3.4 percentage points below the area average of 32.7	16.7 percentage points below the national figure of 45.9	Academic stretch
Grade 4 or above in English and maths	48.3% Herefordshire, County of 49.1%	0.8 percentage points below the area average of 49.1	No national comparison	Overall standards
EBacc average point score	2.99 Herefordshire, County of 3.31England 4.07	In line with the area average of 3.3	1.1 below the national figure of 4.07	Academic stretch
Achieved the EBacc at grade 5 or above	2.2% Herefordshire, County of 10.9%England 17.6%	8.7 percentage points below the area average of 10.9	15.4 percentage points below the national figure of 17.6	Academic stretch
Entered the EBacc subjects	13.5% Herefordshire, County of 26%	12.5 percentage points below the area average of 26	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort	33.7% Herefordshire, County of 27%	6.8 percentage points above the area average of 27	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	89 Herefordshire, County of 75	13.7 above the area average of 75.4	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Herefordshire, County of · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Secondary classes: 23.0 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 14.2% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 30.5% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 19% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 9.3pupils per adult
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 14.1pupils per teacher
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 81.5% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated Aylestone School Requires improvement at its inspection on 09/07/2024.
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