John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy, Ross-on-Wye

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At age 18 (%)

'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2022.

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Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy

Ledbury Road, Ross-on-Wye HR9 7ET

https://www.jkhs.org.uk/

John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy is a non-selective academy. It has about 1,420 boys and girls aged between 11 and 18. In March 2022 the school was rated ‘Requires Improvement’ by Ofsted.

This school is a member of Heart of Mercia. (The Chantry School is also a member.)

Particular strengths include Sixth form, Progress, Representation and Destinations. Relative weaknesses include Finances.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
6.0		Dene Magna School
7.1		Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre
7.5		SGS Forest High School
8.1		Five Acres High School
8.4		The Steiner Academy Hereford
9.9		John Masefield High School
10.1		The Hereford Academy
10.3		The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School
10.3		St Mary's RC High School
10.9		Aylestone School
12.1		Whitecross Hereford
13.2		Kingstone High School

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Sixth form: Excellent. Attainment is about average, progress is excellent and destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are about average.

Progress: Excellent. Up to age 16 it is about average, while at ages 16-18 it is excellent. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Representation: In balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both in balance with the local community.

Destinations: Above average. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is quite high, while at 18 (allowing for attainment) it is roughly average.

Environment: Above average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are quite low, while crime is roughly average.

Disadvantaged pupils: Above average. Progress up to age 16 is below average. Destinations at 16 are about average. Progress at 16-18 is excellent. Destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are about average.

Admissions: About average. The occupancy rate is roughly average and the offer rate is quite high. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Attendance: About average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both roughly average.

Attainment: About average. Attainment at the ages of 16 and 18 are both about average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Finances: Poor. However, the school budget has been roughly in balance

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.

Popular GCSE subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

Popular A-level subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

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