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Pathway Schools Limited

Special · ages 8-18MixedIndependent25 pupilsHerefordHerefordshire, County of
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
PlacesFull25 pupils, 25 places
Pupils on roll25Census January 2024

Pathway Schools Limited is an independent special school in Hereford for boys and girls aged 8 to 18. It has 25 pupils and every place is taken.

Impact House, Coldnose Road, Rotherwas, Hereford, HR2 6JL0796 063 8920Rachel Ballance headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2025: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Herefordshire, County of council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll25Census January 2024
Places25100% full
Pupils from low-income families–Get free school meals
Pupils getting extra support0%0 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan100%25 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls15 / 10

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m912 months to June 2026, mostly other theft
Local crime rate37 per 1,000 people59% lower than the England average
Typical house price£295,000Herefordshire
Nearest bus stop360 mVincent Carey Road, 3 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Hampton Dene Primary SchoolCouncil1.3 miles278Good 202462Compare
St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy1.4 miles396No overall grade 202557Compare
The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat SchoolChurch of England1.5 miles1,089Report card 202629Compare
St James' Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy1.6 miles219Outstanding 202396Compare
St Martin's Primary SchoolAcademy1.8 miles304Not inspected–Compare
Hereford College of ArtsFurther education1.9 miles–Not inspected–Compare
Marlbrook Primary SchoolAcademy2.0 miles578Good 202237Compare
Herefordshire, Ludlow and North Shropshire CollegeFurther education2.0 miles–Not inspected–Compare
All schools in Herefordshire, County ofAll schools in HerefordBest primary schools in England

Questions parents ask

Is Pathway Schools Limited a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Pathway Schools Limited yet.

How many pupils does Pathway Schools Limited have?

25 pupils aged 8 to 18 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 25 places, so it is 100% full.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Impact House, Coldnose Road, Rotherwas, Hereford, HR2 6JL
Telephone
0796 063 8920
Headteacher
Rachel Ballance
Type of school
Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
Phase
Special school, ages 8-18
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Herefordshire, County of
Ward
Dinedor Hill
Constituency
Hereford and South Herefordshire
Setting
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Opened
29 August 2025 (new provision)
URN
151740 · LAESTAB 8846020
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from