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Blackmarston School

Honddu Close, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR2 7NX ·

Ofsted:Inadequate· 2023
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At a glance

A state special school for ages 2–11 in Hereford. Rated Inadequate at its last graded Ofsted inspection of its predecessor school (June 2023). Results aren't compared with the England average for special schools.

Ages
2–11
Pupils
105
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Local authority
Herefordshire, County of
Academy trust
ACCORDIA ACADEMIES TRUST
Headteacher
Mrs Vanessa Scott
Opened
Mar 2025
Nursery
Has nursery classes

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 20 Jun 2023Inspection of predecessor school
InadequateOverall effectiveness
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Inadequate
Early years
Requires improvement

Safeguarding effective: Yes

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

Year 6 pupils, 2024/25 · 16 pupils

Expected standard
0%
Reading, writing & maths
Higher standard
0%
Reading, writing & maths
Reading score
–
Average scaled score
Maths score
–
Average scaled score
This school
0%
Herefordshire, County of
63%
England
62%

Expected standard over time

Earlier years include results published for this school's predecessor (URN 117052), for example before it converted to an academy.

KS2 tests were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21. Progress scores are not available from 2024/25.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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No school-level applications data is published for this school. It may admit pupils at a different age, or be a special or post-16 provider.

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

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Pupils
105
Capacity
99
106% full
Girls / boys
35/65
Mixed
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