Herefordshire, County of schools in numbers

How Herefordshire, County of's 113 schools compare with West Midlands and England on every headline measure, with the council's rank out of the English councils that have data. Ranks run from best to worst for each measure (highest attendance first, lowest exclusions first, and so on).

Schools113open, all types

Pupils24,851on roll

Primary schools79

Secondary schools15

Primary schools in Herefordshire, County of Secondary schools in Herefordshire, County of

Who the pupils are

Measure	Herefordshire, County of	West Midlands	England	Rank
Pupils from low-income familiesJanuary 2026 · 99 schools	19.6%	30.4%	26.3%	27thof 151
Pupils attracting pupil premiumnow · 98 schools	19.1%	31.4%	27.1%	25thof 151
Pupils learning EnglishJanuary 2026 · 99 schools	9.3%	20.4%	18.6%	116thof 151
Pupils with SEN supportJanuary 2025 · 101 schools	15.8%	14.9%	14.5%	30thof 151
Pupils with an EHC planJanuary 2025 · 101 schools	11.6%	12.2%	11.6%	82ndof 151

Classrooms and teachers

Measure	Herefordshire, County of	West Midlands	England	Rank
Average class sizeJanuary 2026 · 89 schools	22.6	25.2	25.0	6thof 151
Classes with more than 30 pupilsJanuary 2026 · 89 schools	8.4%	10.5%	10.6%	60thof 151
Pupils per teacherJanuary 2026 · 99 schools	17.2	19.3	19.0	8thof 151
Teachers leaving each year2024/25 · 96 schools	12.9%	14.2%	15.0%	28thof 151
Average teacher payJanuary 2026 · 99 schools	£49,133	£50,519	£51,377	143rdof 151
Sick days per teacher2024/25 · 88 schools	4.1	4.9	4.7	35thof 151

Attendance and behaviour

Measure	Herefordshire, County of	West Midlands	England	Rank
Attendance2024/25 · 95 schools	94.5%	93.7%	93.8%	10thof 151
Persistently absent pupils2024/25 · 95 schools	12.9%	16.4%	15.8%	12thof 151
Suspensions per 100 pupils2024/25 · 95 schools	4.1	6.3	7.0	22ndof 151

Money

Measure	Herefordshire, County of	West Midlands	England	Rank
Spend per pupil2024/25 · 95 schools	£8,766	£8,998	£9,273	–
Spent on teachers per pupil2024/25 · 95 schools	£4,125	£4,051	£4,229	84thof 151
Reserves as a share of income2024/25 · 100 schools	12.5%	9.9%	8.3%	7thof 151
Schools in deficit2024/25 · 100 schools	9.0%	12.9%	14.1%	40thof 151

Results

Measure	Herefordshire, County of	West Midlands	England	Rank
Strong pass in English and maths GCSE2024/25 · 15 schools	43.5%	42.5%	46.1%	90thof 150
Average GCSE score2024/25 · 15 schools	45.0	45.5	47.0	97thof 150
Reached the expected level at 112024/25 · 72 schools	64.3%	63.3%	63.1%	65thof 151
Reached the higher level at 112024/25 · 72 schools	8.8%	7.7%	8.3%	61stof 151

Ofsted, score and places

Measure	Herefordshire, County of	West Midlands	England	Rank
Inspected under the new report cardsnow · 89 schools	9%	15%	13%	126thof 151
Good or outstanding (old grades)now · 68 schools	90%	93%	94%	132ndof 151
Scored above similar schoolsnow · 90 schools	40%	34%	35%	54thof 151
Places taken2024/25 · 92 schools	85.5%	89.1%	86.2%	86thof 151
Academies and free schoolsnow · 108 schools	44%	59%	52%	99thof 154
Free breakfast clubsnow · 108 schools	6.5%	14.0%	12.0%	124thof 154