Wigmore School
Ford Street, Wigmore, Leominster, HR6 9UW
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- WIGMORE SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Dr Robert Patterson
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 450
- Pupils on roll
- 467
- URN
- 136405
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01568770323
About this school
Wigmore School is a secondary academy in Leominster. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 467 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 29 June 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 85 | 88 | 88 |
| Attainment 8 score | 52.5 | 46.2 | 48.4 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.02 -0.30 to +0.34 | -0.32 -0.63 to 0.00 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 48% | 36.4% | 39.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 76% | 63.6% | 67% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 22% | 35.2% | 17% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
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 Wigmore School 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 | 52.5 | 39.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 46.2 | 38.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 48.4 | 37.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 442 |
| 2023/24 | 449 |
| 2024/25 | 463 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wigmore School compares
Wigmore School ranked 4th of 15 secondary schools in Herefordshire, County of for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 70% 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 | 48.4 | 7.4% | 16.2% | 467 | — |
| Ludlow Church of England School | 41.9 | 9.2% | 22.5% | 626 | 7.0 miles |
| Earl Mortimer College | 37.5 | 11% | 29.3% | 502 | 8.1 miles |
| Lady Hawkins' School | 43.3 | 8.3% | 19.8% | 281 | 10.9 miles |
| Wigmore Primary School | — | 4.1% | 22.9% | 169 | 0.1 miles |
| Lucton School | 19 | — | 0% | 265 | 3.0 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)
- 16.2%
- English as an additional language
- 1.9%
- Overall absence
- 7.35%
- Persistent absence
- 19.32%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ludlow Church of England School7.0 miles
Secondary · Ludlow
-
Earl Mortimer College8.1 miles
Secondary · Leominster
-
Lady Hawkins' School10.9 miles
Secondary · Kington
-
Wigmore Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Leominster
-
Lucton School3.0 miles
Independent schools · Leominster
Other schools in Leominster
- Earl Mortimer College Secondary
- Ivington CofE Primary and Pre-School Primary
- Kimbolton St James CofE Primary School Primary
- Kingsland CofE School Primary
- Leominster Primary School Primary
- Luston Primary School Primary
- Pembridge CofE Primary School Primary
- Shobdon Primary School Primary
- Stoke Prior Primary School Primary
- Wigmore Primary School Primary
- Westfield School Special schools
- Lucton School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Wigmore School teach?
- Wigmore School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Leominster.
- Who is the headteacher of Wigmore School?
- The headteacher of Wigmore School is Dr Robert Patterson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Wigmore School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wigmore School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Wigmore School?
- Wigmore School has 467 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Wigmore School full?
- Wigmore School has capacity for 450 pupils and 467 on roll (104%), so it is at or above 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 Wigmore School a faith school?
- No. Wigmore School has no designated religious character.
- Is Wigmore School a selective school?
- No. Wigmore School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Wigmore School?
- Wigmore School is part of WIGMORE SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Wigmore School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 52.5 in 2022/23 and 48.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wigmore School rank locally?
- Wigmore School ranked 4th of 15 secondary schools in Herefordshire, County of for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 70% 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 Wigmore School's absence rate?
- Wigmore School's overall absence rate is 7.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wigmore School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wigmore School'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 5 July 2026.