Queen Elizabeth High School, Bromyard

In its own words: "At Queen Elizabeth High School, we know we are entrusted to ensure that our pupils are supported through their secondary school life so that they believe in themselves and achieve their potential, this is why our mantra of Support. Believe. Achieve. is central to everything we do."

From the headteacher's welcome: "At Queen Elizabeth High School, we want our pupils to achieve above and beyond their expectations and be able to contribute positively to their local community and wider society."

In 2026, pupils at Queen Elizabeth High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 37, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.3 in Herefordshire, County of; and 47 across England.

23% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 42% in Herefordshire, County of; and 47% in England.

That is down from 39.7 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.46: pupils made 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 28.6, against 38.7 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 10.1 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 22 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and Religious Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 78 families put Queen Elizabeth High School as their first choice and 120 named it as one of their preferences, for 84 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Queen Elizabeth High School is one of 5 schools run by Three Counties Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Of the 72 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 79% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 49% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 4% into work.

8.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

Queen Elizabeth High School had 32 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Queen Elizabeth High School.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Queen Elizabeth School (adjacent), 40 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 21 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and other theft. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Herefordshire, County of (4), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Queen Elizabeth High School issued 72 suspensions, 16.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.