Kingstone High School
Kingstone, Hereford, HR2 9HJ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- KINGSTONE ACADEMY TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Mr Matthew Morris
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Hereford and South Herefordshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 636
- Pupils on roll
- 568
- URN
- 137073
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01981250224
About this school
Kingstone High School is a secondary academy in Hereford. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 568 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Kingstone High School, 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 28 February 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good, but had some concerns; a full inspection will follow. 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 | 114 | 125 | 130 |
| Attainment 8 score | 46.1 | 42.4 | 42.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.28 -0.54 to -0.02 | -0.67 -0.92 to -0.42 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 58% | 44% | 41.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 75% | 63.2% | 57.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 12% | 39.2% | 43.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
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 Kingstone High 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 | 46.1 | 39.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 42.4 | 38.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 42.3 | 37.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 636 |
| 2023/24 | 606 |
| 2024/25 | 595 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kingstone High School compares
Kingstone High School ranked 11th of 15 secondary schools in Herefordshire, County of for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 46% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42.3 | 11.1% | 26.7% | 568 | — |
| Fairfield High School | 50.3 | 6.9% | 17.5% | 607 | 4.8 miles |
| The Hereford Church of England Academy | 39.6 | 9% | 39.8% | 647 | 5.1 miles |
| Whitecross Hereford | 46.5 | 7.4% | 15.7% | 942 | 5.3 miles |
| Aylestone School | 36.3 | 8.6% | 28.7% | 443 | 7.1 miles |
| The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School | 45.9 | 8.6% | 14.7% | 1,089 | 7.3 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)
- 26.72%
- English as an additional language
- 8.2%
- Overall absence
- 11.14%
- Persistent absence
- 28.5%
Location
Nearby schools
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Fairfield High School4.8 miles
Secondary · Hereford
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The Hereford Church of England Academy5.1 miles
Secondary · Hereford
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Whitecross Hereford5.3 miles
Secondary · Hereford
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Aylestone School7.1 miles
Secondary · Hereford
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The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School7.3 miles
Secondary · Hereford
Other schools in Hereford
Kingstone High School ranks 7th of the 9 ranked secondary schools in Hereford.
- Aylestone School Secondary
- Fairfield High School Secondary
- St Mary's RC High School Secondary
- The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School Secondary
- The Hereford Church of England Academy Secondary
- Weobley High School Secondary
- Whitecross Hereford Secondary
- Almeley Primary School Primary
- Broadlands Primary School Primary
- Burghill Community Academy Primary
- Burley Gate CofE Primary School Primary
- Canon Pyon CofE Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Kingstone High School teach?
- Kingstone High School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Hereford.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Kingstone High School?
- The executive headteacher of Kingstone High School is Mr Matthew Morris, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Kingstone High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kingstone High 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 many pupils are at Kingstone High School?
- Kingstone High School has 568 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Kingstone High School full?
- Kingstone High School has capacity for 636 pupils and 568 on roll (89%), 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 Kingstone High School a faith school?
- No. Kingstone High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Kingstone High School a selective school?
- No. Kingstone High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Kingstone High School part of an academy trust?
- Kingstone High School is part of KINGSTONE ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Kingstone High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 46.1 in 2022/23 and 42.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kingstone High School compare with other schools in Herefordshire, County of?
- Kingstone High School ranked 11th of 15 secondary schools in Herefordshire, County of for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 46% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kingstone High School's absence rate?
- Kingstone High School's overall absence rate is 11.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kingstone High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kingstone High 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 1 July 2026.