School admissions in Herefordshire, County of

How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 20 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.

Reception places, September 2026

78 schools. 10 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
Clifford Primary SchoolClifford	1.10	10	12.634 miles 2026
Eastnor Parochial Primary SchoolLedbury	1.07	15	5.531 miles 2026
Brockhampton Primary SchoolBromyard	1.06	17	not published
Ashperton Primary AcademyLedbury	1.03	29	11.876 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
Ashfield Park Primary SchoolRoss-on-Wye	1.00	20	not published
Brampton Abbotts CofE Primary SchoolRoss-on-Wye	1.00	9	not published
Bredenbury Primary SchoolBromyard	1.00	6	not published
Bridstow CofE Primary SchoolRoss-on-Wye	1.00	8	not published
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
Colwall CofE Primary School and NurseryMalvern	1.00	22	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
Ivington CofE Primary and Pre-SchoolLeominster	1.00	10	not published
Kimbolton St James CofE Primary SchoolLeominster	1.00	13	not published
King's Caple Primary AcademyHereford	1.00	1	not published
Kingsland CofE SchoolLeominster	1.00	19	not published
Kingstone and Thruxton Primary SchoolHereford	1.00	25	not published
Kington Primary SchoolKington	1.00	21	not published
Lea CofE Primary SchoolRoss-on-Wye	1.00	15	not published
Ledbury Primary SchoolLedbury	1.00	51	not published
Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary SchoolCraven Arms	1.00	8	not published
Leominster Primary SchoolLeominster	1.00	36	not published
Little Dewchurch CofE Primary SchoolHereford	1.00	6	not published
Llangrove CE AcademyRoss-on-Wye	1.00	7	not published
Longtown Community Primary SchoolHereford	1.00	5	not published
Luston Primary SchoolLeominster	1.00	3	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
Much Marcle CofE Primary SchoolLedbury	1.00	17	not published
Orleton CofE Primary SchoolLudlow	1.00	22	not published
Pembridge CofE Primary SchoolLeominster	1.00	14	not published
Pencombe CofE Primary SchoolBromyard	1.00	8	not published
Peterchurch Primary SchoolHereford	1.00	13	not published
Shobdon Primary SchoolLeominster	1.00	12	not published
St Joseph's RC Primary School and NurseryRoss-on-Wye	1.00	29	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 Peter's Primary SchoolBromyard	1.00	27	not published
St Weonard's AcademyHereford	1.00	3	not published
Stoke Prior Primary SchoolLeominster	1.00	10	not published
Weobley Primary SchoolWeobley	1.00	19	not published
Weston-under-Penyard CofE Primary SchoolRoss-on-Wye	1.00	5	not published
Whitchurch CofE Primary SchoolRoss-on-Wye	1.00	14	not published
Wigmore Primary SchoolLeominster	1.00	16	not published
Withington Primary SchoolHereford	1.00	4	not published
Marlbrook Primary SchoolHereford	0.98	56	not published
Walford Nursery & Primary SchoolRoss-on-Wye	0.96	27	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
Goodrich CofE Primary SchoolRoss-on-Wye	0.94	18	not published
St Martin's Primary SchoolHereford	0.94	35	not published
Mordiford CofE Primary SchoolHereford	0.93	30	not published
Bosbury CofE Primary SchoolLedbury	0.91	11	not published
Wellington Primary School and NurseryHereford	0.91	11	not published
Trinity Primary SchoolHereford	0.90	72	not published
Cradley CofE Primary SchoolMalvern	0.90	10	not published
Gorsley Goffs Primary SchoolRoss-on-Wye	0.89	27	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

14 schools. 5 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
Wigmore SchoolLeominster	1.06	88	not published
Whitecross HerefordHereford	1.04	186	not published
Lady Hawkins' SchoolKington	1.00	44	not published
John Masefield High SchoolLedbury	0.94	142	not published
Queen Elizabeth High SchoolBromyard	0.93	84	not published
John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre AcademyRoss-on-Wye	0.93	180	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
Earl Mortimer CollegeLeominster	0.77	88	not published
Kingstone High SchoolHereford	0.74	80	not published