Compass Community School Hereford
Fromes Hill, Ledbury, Hereford, HR8 1HT
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 11 to 17
- Gender
- Boys
- Headteacher
- Mr Lee Staley
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 8
- Pupils on roll
- 4
- URN
- 147220
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 07521056726
About this school
Compass Community School Hereford is a boys' independent special school in Hereford. It teaches children aged 11 to 17 and has 4 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Compass Community School Hereford under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Compass Community School Hereford has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in August 2019, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - |
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 Compass Community School Hereford has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3 |
| 2023/24 | 2 |
| 2024/25 | 4 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 3
- Pupils on SEN support
- 1
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hidelow Grange School2.1 miles
Independent schools · Acton Beauchamp
-
Queenswood School4.4 miles
Special schools · Herefordshire
-
The Elms School5.2 miles
Independent schools · Malvern
-
The Downs, Malvern College Prep School5.2 miles
Independent schools · Malvern
-
Malvern College6.0 miles
Independent schools · Malvern
Other schools in Hereford
- Barrs Court School Academies
- Blackmarston School Academies
- G.E.M Hereford Special schools
- Herefordshire Pupil Referral Service Local authority maintained schools
- Pathway Schools Limited Special schools
- Pathway Schools Limited Special schools
- Royal National College for the Blind Other types
- The Beacon College Free Schools
- The Brookfield School Academies
- Almeley Primary School Primary
- Broadlands Primary School Primary
- Burghill Community Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Compass Community School Hereford teach?
- Compass Community School Hereford teaches children aged 11 to 17. It is a special school in Hereford.
- Who is the headteacher of Compass Community School Hereford?
- The headteacher of Compass Community School Hereford is Mr Lee Staley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Compass Community School Hereford been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Compass Community School Hereford under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Compass Community School Hereford?
- Compass Community School Hereford has 4 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 17.
- Is Compass Community School Hereford full?
- Compass Community School Hereford has capacity for 8 pupils and 4 on roll (50%), 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 Compass Community School Hereford a faith school?
- No. Compass Community School Hereford has no designated religious character.
- What are Compass Community School Hereford's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Compass Community School Hereford'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 24 July 2026.