Most sought-after schools in Herefordshire, County of

Ordered by how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out.

This list is sorted by one number: first preferences per place. For each school it is the number of families who named it first, divided by the number of offers it made, in the newest year we hold. A higher number means more families wanted a place than there were places.

This is not a list of the best schools. It does not measure how good a school is, how happy the children are, or how well they do. It also does not tell you whether a child would get a place: that depends on where you live, the year, and the council's rules. It only shows how many people applied.

#	School	First preferences per place	Newest intake	Latest Ofsted
1	Stretton Sugwas CofE Academy Hereford, primary	1.57	2026	School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
2	Fairfield High School Hereford, secondary	1.36	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
3	St Francis Xavier's Primary School Hereford, primary	1.33	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
4	The Steiner Academy Hereford Hereford, all through	1.33	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
5	St Mary's RC High School Hereford, secondary	1.29	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
6	Hampton Dene Primary School Hereford, primary	1.23	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
7	Weobley High School Hereford, secondary	1.20	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
8	Staunton-on-Wye Endowed Primary School Hereford, primary	1.12	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
9	Clifford Primary School Clifford, primary	1.10	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
10	Eastnor Parochial Primary School Ledbury, primary	1.07	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
11	Brockhampton Primary School Bromyard, primary	1.06	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
12	Wigmore School Leominster, secondary	1.06	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
13	Whitecross Hereford Hereford, secondary	1.04	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
14	Ashperton Primary Academy Ledbury, primary	1.03	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
15	St James' Church of England Primary School Hereford, primary	1.03	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
16	Riverside Primary School Hereford, primary	1.02	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
17	Ashfield Park Primary School Ross-on-Wye, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
18	Burghill Community Academy Hereford, primary	1.00	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
19	Burley Gate CofE Primary School Hereford, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
20	Clehonger CofE Primary School Hereford, primary	1.00	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
21	Colwall CofE Primary School and Nursery Malvern, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
22	Eardisley CofE Primary School Hereford, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
23	Ewyas Harold Primary School Hereford, primary	1.00	2026	Requires improvement (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
24	Holmer CofE Academy Hereford, primary	1.00	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
25	Ivington CofE Primary and Pre-School Leominster, primary	1.00	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
26	Kimbolton St James CofE Primary School Leominster, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
27	Kingsland CofE School Leominster, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
28	Kingstone and Thruxton Primary School Hereford, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
29	Kington Primary School Kington, primary	1.00	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
30	Lady Hawkins' School Kington, secondary	1.00	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
31	Lea CofE Primary School Ross-on-Wye, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
32	Ledbury Primary School Ledbury, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
33	Leominster Primary School Leominster, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
34	Marden Primary Academy Hereford, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
35	Much Birch CofE Primary School Hereford, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
36	Much Marcle CofE Primary School Ledbury, primary	1.00	2026	none held
37	Orleton CofE Primary School Ludlow, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
38	Pembridge CofE Primary School Leominster, primary	1.00	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
39	Peterchurch Primary School Hereford, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
40	Shobdon Primary School Leominster, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
41	St Joseph's RC Primary School and Nursery Ross-on-Wye, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
42	St Michael's CofE Primary School Hereford, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
43	St Peter's Primary School Bromyard, primary	1.00	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
44	Stoke Prior Primary School Leominster, primary	1.00	2026	Requires improvement (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
45	Weobley Primary School Weobley, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
46	Whitchurch CofE Primary School Ross-on-Wye, primary	1.00	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
47	Wigmore Primary School Leominster, primary	1.00	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
48	Marlbrook Primary School Hereford, primary	0.98	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
49	Lord Scudamore Primary Academy Hereford, primary	0.96	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
50	Our Lady's RC Primary School Hereford, primary	0.96	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
51	Sutton Primary Academy HEREFORD, primary	0.96	2026	School remains Outstanding (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
52	Walford Nursery & Primary School Ross-on-Wye, primary	0.96	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
53	Madley Primary School Hereford, primary	0.95	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
54	St Paul's CofE Primary School Hereford, primary	0.95	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
55	Goodrich CofE Primary School Ross-on-Wye, primary	0.94	2026	none held
56	John Masefield High School Ledbury, secondary	0.94	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
57	St Martin's Primary School Hereford, primary	0.94	2026	none held
58	John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy Ross-on-Wye, secondary	0.93	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
59	Mordiford CofE Primary School Hereford, primary	0.93	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
60	Queen Elizabeth High School Bromyard, secondary	0.93	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
61	Bosbury CofE Primary School Ledbury, primary	0.91	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
62	The Hereford Church of England Academy Hereford, secondary	0.91	2026	Requires improvement (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
63	Wellington Primary School and Nursery Hereford, primary	0.91	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
64	Cradley CofE Primary School Malvern, primary	0.90	2026	Requires improvement (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
65	Trinity Primary School Hereford, primary	0.90	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
66	Gorsley Goffs Primary School Ross-on-Wye, primary	0.89	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
67	The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School Hereford, secondary	0.88	2026	Needs attention (Ofsted report card (current framework))
68	St Thomas Cantilupe CofE Academy Hereford, primary	0.86	2026	Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
69	Aylestone School Hereford, secondary	0.84	2026	Requires improvement (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
70	Broadlands Primary School Hereford, primary	0.81	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
71	Lugwardine Primary Academy Hereford, primary	0.81	2026	Some aspects not as strong (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
72	Earl Mortimer College Leominster, secondary	0.77	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
73	Kingstone High School Hereford, secondary	0.74	2026	School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
74	St Mary's CofE Primary School Hereford, primary	0.53	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))

Figures from the Department for Education, applications and offers. 74 schools in Herefordshire, County of have a published per-place figure. Schools with too few places for the figure to mean anything are left off. All schools in Herefordshire, County of · How we compare schools.