Earl Mortimer College, Leominster

In 2026, pupils at Earl Mortimer College averaged an Attainment 8 score of 38.9, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.3 in Herefordshire, County of; and 47 across England.

31% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 42% in Herefordshire, County of; and 47% in England.

That is up from 37.5 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.57: 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 25.8, against 43.1 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 17.3 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 20 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 68 families put Earl Mortimer College as their first choice and 98 named it as one of their preferences, for 88 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Of the 85 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 88% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 60% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 5% into work.

Of the 15 students who left the sixth form in 2022/23, 0% went on to university or other higher education, 20% to apprenticeships and 47% into work.

Earl Mortimer College has a resourced provision for autism: 8 places, 4 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Leominster Rail Station, about 620 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Earl Mortimer College (w-bound), 20 metres away.

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

In August 2026, police recorded 92 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Herefordshire, County of (4), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Earl Mortimer College issued 269 suspensions, 51.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 7 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Earl Mortimer College are Leominster Primary School (0.2 miles) and Ivington CofE Primary and Pre-School (1.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.