The Hereford Church of England Academy

Term dates

Academies can set their own term dates. Many follow Herefordshire, County of council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

See Herefordshire, County of's full dates

Admissions

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

Apply for a secondary school place on GOV.UK

How places are given: as a Christian 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, 115 families put this school as their first choice, and 127 places were offered. 115 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).

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

Report card, 14 July 2026. Ofsted now grades each area separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, with no single overall grade.

Inclusion

Expected standard

Curriculum and teaching

Expected standard

Achievement

Needs attention

Attendance and behaviour

Expected standard

Personal development and wellbeing

Expected standard

Leadership and governance

Expected standard

Safeguarding standards: met.

Previous inspection, 6 February 2024. Overall: Requires improvement

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

Academy

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–16

Pupils

647 (capacity 750)

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Christian

Academy trust

DIOCESE OF HEREFORD MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

Phone

01432373570

Address

Marlbrook Road, Redhill, Hereford, HR2 7NG

Website

theherefordacademy.org.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports