St Mary's RC High School

Term dates

This school sets its own term dates, which are different from Herefordshire, County of council's. See the school's own term dates.

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: as a Roman Catholic school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 189 families put this school as their first choice, and 146 places were offered. 144 of the families who put it first got a place (76%). More families put it first than there were places.

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Ofsted inspection

Short (ungraded) inspection, 11 December 2024: Standards maintained.

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Voluntary aided school

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–16

Pupils

745 (capacity 675)

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Roman Catholic

Diocese

Archdiocese of Cardiff

Phone

01432850416

Address

Lugwardine, Hereford, HR1 4DR

Website

st-maryshigh.hereford.sch.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports