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Schools in Herefordshire, County of, and the dates that matter.
Every state school in the council area — 79 primary, 15 secondary — with Herefordshire, County of’s application deadlines, offer days, and where to apply. One page, kept current from official sources.
September 2027 entry · Sources: Primary council source · Secondary council source
Primary · Reception 2027
15 January 2027
National deadline. Offers arrive 16 April. We suggest submitting by 8 January to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Herefordshire, County of's portal →Verify the exact date on the council's scheme →Secondary · Year 7 2027
31 October 2026
National deadline. Offers arrive 1 March. Grammar tests, where they apply, happen even earlier. We suggest submitting by 24 October to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Herefordshire, County of's portal →Verify the exact date on the council's scheme →01 / EVERY SCHOOL IN HEREFORDSHIRE, COUNTY OF
Find your shortlist.
All 113 state and independent schools in the council area, straight from the Department for Education’s register. Open any school for admissions details, Ofsted history and open days.
Primary · 79
Almeley Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Ashfield Park Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Ashperton Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Bosbury CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
Brampton Abbotts CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Bredenbury Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Bridstow CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Broadlands Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Brockhampton Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Burghill Community Academy
Ofsted · Good
Burley Gate CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Canon Pyon CofE Academy
Ofsted · Good
Clehonger CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
Clifford Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Colwall CofE Primary School and Nursery
Ofsted · Good
Cradley CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Eardisley CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Eastnor Parochial Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Ewyas Harold Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Garway Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Goodrich CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Gorsley Goffs Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Hampton Dene Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Holmer CofE Academy
Ofsted · Outstanding
Ivington CofE Primary and Pre-School
Ofsted · Good
Kimbolton St James CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
King's Caple Primary Academy
Ofsted · Outstanding
Kingsland CofE School
Ofsted · Good
Kingstone and Thruxton Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Kington Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Lea CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Ledbury Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Leominster Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Little Dewchurch CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Llangrove CE Academy
Ofsted · Good
Longtown Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Lord Scudamore Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Lugwardine Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Luston Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Madley Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
Marden Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Marlbrook Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Michaelchurch Escley Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Mordiford CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Much Birch CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Much Marcle CofE Primary School
Not judged yet
Orleton CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Our Lady's RC Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Pembridge CofE Primary School
Not judged yet
Pencombe CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Peterchurch Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Riverside Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Shobdon Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Francis Xavier's Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
St James' Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Joseph's RC Primary School and Nursery
Ofsted · Good
St Martin's Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Mary's CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Mary's CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Mary's Primary School, Dilwyn
Ofsted · Good
St Michael's CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Paul's CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Peter's Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Thomas Cantilupe CofE Academy
Ofsted · Good
St Weonard's Academy
Ofsted · Outstanding
Staunton-on-Wye Endowed Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Stoke Prior Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Stretton Sugwas CofE Academy
Ofsted · Good
Sutton Primary Academy
Ofsted · Outstanding
The Steiner Academy Hereford
Ofsted · Good
Trinity Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Walford Nursery & Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Wellington Primary School and Nursery
Ofsted · Good
Weobley Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Weston-under-Penyard CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Whitchurch CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Wigmore Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Withington Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Secondary · 15
Aylestone School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Earl Mortimer College
Ofsted · Good
Fairfield High School
Ofsted · Outstanding
John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy
Ofsted · Not judged
John Masefield High School
Ofsted · Good
Kingstone High School
Ofsted · Good
Lady Hawkins' School
Ofsted · Not judged
Queen Elizabeth High School
Ofsted · Good
St Mary's RC High School
Ofsted · Outstanding
The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School
Ofsted · Good
The Hereford Church of England Academy
Ofsted · Requires improvement
The Steiner Academy Hereford
Ofsted · Good
Weobley High School
Ofsted · Good
Whitecross Hereford
Ofsted · Good
Wigmore School
Ofsted · Good
Special & other · 20
Barrs Court School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Blackmarston School
Not judged yet
Cambian Hereford School
Ofsted · Good
Compass Community School Hereford
Ofsted · Good
G.E.M Hereford
Ofsted · Good
Hereford Cathedral School With A Junior School
Not judged yet
Hereford College of Arts
Ofsted · Outstanding
Hereford Sixth Form College
Ofsted · Outstanding
Herefordshire, Ludlow and North Shropshire College
Ofsted · Good
Hidelow Grange School
Ofsted · Good
Lucton School
Not judged yet
Pathway Schools Limited
Not judged yet
Queenswood School
Ofsted · Good
Rowden House School
Ofsted · Good
Royal National College for the Blind
Ofsted · Good
The Beacon College
Ofsted · Outstanding
The Brookfield School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
The Downs, Malvern College Prep School
Not judged yet
The Elms School
Not judged yet
Westfield School
Ofsted · Good
02 / HOW APPLYING WORKS HERE
One form, through Herefordshire, County of.
If you live in Herefordshire, County of, you apply through the council’s own portal — even for schools in another council’s area.
Preferences
List as many schools as the form allows — you’ll see the limit when you start your application. Rank in your true order; schools never see it.
Own-criteria schools
Some Herefordshire, County of secondaries are academies or faith schools that set their own entry criteria — check each school’s page for extra forms before the deadline.
Plain-English guides
Primary admissions, explained
The 15 January deadline and how Reception offers work.
Secondary admissions, explained
The 31 October deadline and the traps that come earlier.
How school appeals work
Your right to appeal, and honest odds of success.
Waiting lists, explained
How they're ordered, and why positions move both ways.
03 / NEARBY
Looking across the border?
Families near Herefordshire, County of often also shortlist schools in these neighbouring council areas.