Royal National College for the Blind
Royal National College for the Blind is a special post 16 institution in Hereford for boys and girls aged 16 to 99.
Venns Lane, Hereford, HR1 1DT01432 265725rnc.ac.ukMs Lucy Proctor principalAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
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.
Specialist SEND provision. A special school for pupils with visual impairment.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Herefordshire, County of with visual impairment provision.
The area around the school
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.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Francis Xavier's Primary School | Roman Catholic | 170 m | 215 | Report card 2026 | 88 | Compare |
| Barrs Court School | Academy | 740 m | 105 | Outstanding 2022 | – | Compare |
| The Beacon College | Free school | 750 m | 39 | Outstanding 2024 | – | Compare |
| Broadlands Primary School | Council | 770 m | 164 | Good 2022 | 8 | Compare |
| Hereford Sixth Form College | Academy 16-19 converter | 780 m | 0 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Herefordshire, Ludlow and North Shropshire College | Further education | 850 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Aylestone School | Council | 940 m | 443 | Requires improvement 2024 | 7 | Compare |
| Hereford College of Arts | Further education | 970 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Royal National College for the Blind a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Royal National College for the Blind yet.
How many pupils does Royal National College for the Blind have?
The number of pupils is not published.
Does Royal National College for the Blind have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It is a special school for visual impairment. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Venns Lane, Hereford, HR1 1DT
- Telephone
- 01432 265725
- Website
- www.rnc.ac.uk
- Principal
- Ms Lucy Proctor
- Type of school
- Special post 16 institution (Special post 16 institution, other types)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 16-99
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Ward
- Holmer
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 133108 · LAESTAB 8847905 · UKPRN 10005558
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.