School admissions in Hereford

How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 15 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.

Hereford in figures

For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 42 schools in Hereford first 965 times for 963 places: 1.00 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Herefordshire, County of authority's 78 schools. 6 of the 42 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 7 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 1.93 miles (Hampton Dene Primary School) to 11.41 miles (The Steiner Academy Hereford).

For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 8 schools in Hereford first 1,074 times for 1,035 places: 1.04 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Herefordshire, County of authority's 14 schools. 4 of the 8 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 3 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 7.92 miles (The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School) to 9.45 miles (Fairfield High School).

Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.

Reception places, September 2026

42 schools. 6 received more first preferences than they had places.

School	First preferences per place	Places	Cutoff distance
Stretton Sugwas CofE AcademyHereford	1.57	30	not published
St Francis Xavier's Primary SchoolHereford	1.33	30	not published
The Steiner Academy HerefordHereford	1.33	24	11.406 miles 2026
Hampton Dene Primary SchoolHereford	1.23	30	1.93 miles 2026
St James' Church of England Primary SchoolHereford	1.03	30	5.697 miles 2026
Riverside Primary SchoolHereford	1.02	87	7.835 miles 2026
Burghill Community AcademyHereford	1.00	15	3.038 miles 2026
Burley Gate CofE Primary SchoolHereford	1.00	10	not published
Clehonger CofE Primary SchoolHereford	1.00	10	not published
Eardisley CofE Primary SchoolHereford	1.00	10	not published
Ewyas Harold Primary SchoolHereford	1.00	13	not published
Garway Primary SchoolHereford	1.00	8	not published
Holmer CofE AcademyHereford	1.00	60	2.341 miles 2026
King's Caple Primary AcademyHereford	1.00	1	not published
Kingstone and Thruxton Primary SchoolHereford	1.00	25	not published
Little Dewchurch CofE Primary SchoolHereford	1.00	6	not published
Longtown Community Primary SchoolHereford	1.00	5	not published
Marden Primary AcademyHereford	1.00	13	not published
Michaelchurch Escley Primary SchoolHereford	1.00	9	not published
Much Birch CofE Primary SchoolHereford	1.00	26	not published
Peterchurch Primary SchoolHereford	1.00	13	not published
St Mary's Primary School, DilwynHereford	1.00	7	not published
St Michael's CofE Primary SchoolHereford	1.00	12	not published
St Weonard's AcademyHereford	1.00	3	not published
Withington Primary SchoolHereford	1.00	4	not published
Marlbrook Primary SchoolHereford	0.98	56	not published
Lord Scudamore Primary AcademyHereford	0.96	52	not published
Sutton Primary AcademyHEREFORD	0.96	26	not published
Our Lady's RC Primary SchoolHereford	0.96	23	not published
St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolHereford	0.95	60	3.87 miles 2026
Madley Primary SchoolHereford	0.95	19	not published
St Martin's Primary SchoolHereford	0.94	35	not published
Mordiford CofE Primary SchoolHereford	0.93	30	not published
Wellington Primary School and NurseryHereford	0.91	11	not published
Trinity Primary SchoolHereford	0.90	72	not published
St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolHereford	0.86	7	not published
St Thomas Cantilupe CofE AcademyHereford	0.86	28	not published
Broadlands Primary SchoolHereford	0.81	16	not published
Lugwardine Primary AcademyHereford	0.81	16	not published
Almeley Primary SchoolHereford	0.75	8	not published
Canon Pyon CofE AcademyHereford	0.75	8	not published
St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolHereford	0.53	15	not published

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.

Year 7 places, September 2026

8 schools. 4 received more first preferences than they had places.

School	First preferences per place	Places	Cutoff distance
Fairfield High SchoolHereford	1.36	107	9.45 miles 2026
St Mary's RC High SchoolHereford	1.29	146	not published
Weobley High SchoolHereford	1.20	107	8.43 miles 2026
Whitecross HerefordHereford	1.04	186	not published
The Hereford Church of England AcademyHereford	0.91	127	not published
The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat SchoolHereford	0.88	215	7.92 miles 2026
Aylestone SchoolHereford	0.84	67	not published
Kingstone High SchoolHereford	0.74	80	not published