John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy
Ledbury Road, Ross-on-Wye, HR9 7ET
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HEART OF MERCIA
- Headteacher
- Mr Julian Morgan
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Hereford and South Herefordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,460
- Pupils on roll
- 1,274
- URN
- 136399
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01989764358
About this school
John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy is a secondary academy in Ross-on-Wye. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,274 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 247 | 230 | 221 |
| Attainment 8 score | 46.1 | 46.8 | 47.7 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.12 -0.30 to +0.06 | -0.20 -0.39 to -0.01 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 43% | 45.7% | 48.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64% | 67.8% | 67.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 41% | 41.7% | 35.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Herefordshire, County of average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 46.1 | 39.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 46.8 | 38.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 47.7 | 37.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,425 |
| 2023/24 | 1,375 |
| 2024/25 | 1,292 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy compares
John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy ranked 6th of 15 secondary schools in Herefordshire, County of for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 68% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47.7 | 7.3% | 18% | 1,274 | — |
| Dene Magna and Sixth Form | 52.6 | 6.7% | 21.5% | 1,020 | 6.0 miles |
| Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre | 41.5 | 9.7% | 23.2% | 976 | 7.1 miles |
| SGS Forest High School | 35.6 | 8.2% | 35.4% | 255 | 7.5 miles |
| Five Acres High School | 51.8 | 7.8% | 27.5% | 786 | 8.1 miles |
| John Masefield High School | 46.2 | 8.1% | 19.8% | 849 | 9.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.04%
- English as an additional language
- 4.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.3%
- Persistent absence
- 19.79%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Dene Magna and Sixth Form6.0 miles
Secondary · Mitcheldean
-
Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre7.1 miles
Secondary · Newent
-
SGS Forest High School7.5 miles
Secondary · Cinderford
-
Five Acres High School8.1 miles
Secondary · Coleford
-
John Masefield High School9.9 miles
Secondary · Ledbury
Other schools in Ross-on-Wye
- Ashfield Park Primary School Primary
- Brampton Abbotts CofE Primary School Primary
- Bridstow CofE Primary School Primary
- Goodrich CofE Primary School Primary
- Gorsley Goffs Primary School Primary
- Lea CofE Primary School Primary
- Llangrove CE Academy Primary
- St Joseph's RC Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Walford Nursery & Primary School Primary
- Weston-under-Penyard CofE Primary School Primary
- Whitchurch CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy teach?
- John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Ross-on-Wye.
- Who is the headteacher of John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy?
- The headteacher of John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy is Mr Julian Morgan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy?
- John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy has 1,274 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy full?
- John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy has capacity for 1,460 pupils and 1,274 on roll (87%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy a faith school?
- No. John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy a selective school?
- No. John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy part of an academy trust?
- John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy is part of HEART OF MERCIA. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 46.1 in 2022/23 and 47.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy compare with other schools in Herefordshire, County of?
- John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy ranked 6th of 15 secondary schools in Herefordshire, County of for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 68% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy's absence rate?
- John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy's overall absence rate is 7.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 8 July 2026.