Whitecross Hereford
About the school
Whitecross Hereford is an open secondary school in Herefordshire, County of.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 7 June 2023
- Published
- 17 July 2023
- Inspection type
- Schools with Serious Weaknesses Visit 2
- Latest outcome
- Good
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 46.5
- Herefordshire, County of
- 44.7
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Herefordshire, County of
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 41.80%
- Herefordshire, County of
- 42.80%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 60.40%
- Herefordshire, County of
- 64.10%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 19.80%
- Herefordshire, County of
- 36.20%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.03
- Herefordshire, County of
- 3.95
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
940
Girls
50.11%
Boys
49.89%
SEN support
16.06%
Education, health and care plan
2.13%
English as an additional language
10.30%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
15.74%
Overall absence
7.37
Persistent absence
18.78
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
181
Sustained education or employment
91%
Education
83%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
4%
Not sustained
8%