Aylestone School, Hereford

In its own words: "Aylestone School is federated with two of our feeder primary schools, Broadlands and Withington. All three schools are led by one Executive Headteacher. Many of our staff work across the three schools therefore building strong relationships with parents and children from an early age."

In 2026, pupils at Aylestone School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 40.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.3 in Herefordshire, County of; and 47 across England.

30% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 42% in Herefordshire, County of; and 47% in England.

That is up from 36.3 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.8: pupils made well below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 35.2, against 42.5 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 7.3 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 15 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 56 families put Aylestone School as their first choice and 185 named it as one of their preferences, for 67 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Aylestone School are The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School (0.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.3); St Mary's RC High School (1.5 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 53.2); Whitecross Hereford (2.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50.1); and The Hereford Church of England Academy (2.3 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 41.5).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than Aylestone School.

Of the 91 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 80% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 41% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

In 2026, 84 pupils (19%) received SEN support and 39 (8.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

Aylestone School has a resourced provision for autism: 8 places, 6 pupils on roll.

Aylestone School had 35 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest railway station is Hereford Rail Station, about 990 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Eastnor Drive (adjacent), 170 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Aylestone School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 224 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Herefordshire, County of (4), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Aylestone School issued 96 suspensions, 21.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Aylestone School are Broadlands Primary School (0.1 miles), Hampton Dene Primary School (0.7 miles), St Francis Xavier's Primary School (0.7 miles) and St Paul's CofE Primary School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.