70%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
39%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
46.2
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
83%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
660.1
EBacc APS · 2024/25
841
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
22%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 30/11/2022
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityHerefordshire, County of
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio16.2:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of John Masefield High School · Secondary with sixth form · Herefordshire, County of
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
70%
+6pp
70%67%64%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 70%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
39%
-8pp
46%43%39%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 39%
Attainment 8
46.2
+1.3
47.946.444.9
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 46.2
EBacc entry
83%
+19pp
83%70%57%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 83%
EBacc APS
660.1
+22.0
735.8638.8541.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 660.1
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
28.3
-0.5
40.134.228.3
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 28.3
A-level value added
+0.00
+0.1
+0.4+0.2-0.1
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · 0.0
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
6%
-16pp
37%21%6%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 6%
Average A-level grade
C-
0
BC+C-
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · C-
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
841
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
9%
FSM eligible
20%
SEN
22%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
22%
Contact
Address
Mabel's Furlong, Ledbury, HR8 2HF
Local authority
Herefordshire, County of
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 70% | 39% | 46.2 | Not applicable | 83% | 660.1 | 84% | 841 |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 46% | 44.9 | -0.35 | 64% | 638.1 | 65% | 884 |
| 2022/23 | 68% | 45% | 46.5 | -0.49 | 62% | 598.3 | 63% | 893 |
| 2021/22 | 67% | 46% | 47.9 | -0.29 | 57% | 735.8 | 59% | 889 |
| 2018/19 | 66% | 46% | 46.4 | -0.12 | 68% | 541.8 | 71% | 909 |
| 2017/18 | 67% | 46% | 48.9 | +0.03 | 47% | 637.4 | 56% | 877 |
| 2016/17 | 75% | 58% | 51.0 | +0.12 | 58% | — | 68% | 842 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 28.3 | C- | +0.00 | 6% | 45 |
| 2023/24 | 28.8 | C | -0.09 | 22% | 79 |
| 2022/23 | 33.9 | C+ | — | 16% | 56 |
| 2021/22 | 40.1 | B | — | 37% | 58 |
| 2018/19 | 33.9 | C+ | -0.12 | 20% | 68 |
| 2017/18 | 30.6 | C | -0.10 | 21% | 38 |
| 2016/17 | 34.7 | C+ | +0.42 | 28% | 61 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 841 | 15.1 | 22% | 9% | 20% | 8% | 22% |
| 2023/24 | 884 | 15.2 | 21% | 9% | 21% | 10% | 30% |
| 2022/23 | 893 | 15.9 | 18% | 7% | 21% | 8% | 26% |
| 2021/22 | 889 | 16.9 | 16% | 6% | 18% | 9% | 28% |
| 2020/21 | 887 | 17.5 | 15% | 4% | 14% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 909 | 16.9 | 14% | 4% | 15% | 5% | 12% |
| 2017/18 | 877 | 16.9 | 17% | 3% | 19% | 5% | 13% |
| 2016/17 | 842 | 15.8 | 15% | 3% | 18% | 4% | 10% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.