Aylestone School

State-Funded School

aylestone-school-herefordshire-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

HerefordshireLocal Authority

Hereford and South HerefordshireConstituency

HR1 1HYPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Aylestone School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Herefordshire, West Midlands.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 443 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 36.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 29.2%
EBacc average point score: 2.99

Ethnicity

White

93%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

443

Total Pupils

56%Boys

44%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

30%

England average

27%

First language not English

14%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 443
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
8 Sept 2024	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
27 Feb 2022	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
6 Mar 2018	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.