John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy

State-Funded School

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West MidlandsRegion

HerefordshireLocal Authority

Hereford and South HerefordshireConstituency

HR9 7ETPostcode

7.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Herefordshire, West Midlands.

It currently serves 1,274 pupils. John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy is part of HEART OF MERCIA.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 47.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 48.4%
EBacc average point score: 4.21

Ethnicity

White

95%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

1,274

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

17%

England average

27%

First language not English

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 – 18
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 1,274
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: HEART OF MERCIA

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
21 Oct 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
15 Jun 2022	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
18 Oct 2012	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.