United Kingdom · West Midlands · Local Authority
Herefordshire
Unitary authority · West Midlands, England · population ~194k · 99 state-funded schools
The signature
How Herefordshire ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£37,081/yr
Low
Worse than 74% of UK LAs
House price
£295,000
Mid-range
Around UK average
Rent
£815/mo
Affordable
Better than 71% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,574/yr
Most expensive
Worse than 84% of UK LAs
Crime
50.6/1k
Safest
Better than 88% of UK LAs
Deprivation
18.9
Mid
Around UK average
Schools
90.9%
Weak
Worse than 67% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
99 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
90 of 99 (90.9%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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99 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Showing 20 of 99 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy | Secondary | 1,292 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School | Secondary | 1,091 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Whitecross Hereford | Secondary | 940 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
John Masefield High School | Secondary | 841 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Mary's RC High School | Secondary | 749 | Outstanding2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Riverside Primary School | Primary | 631 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Marlbrook Primary School Grade inherited from previous URN 116684 | Primary | 623 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Hereford Church of England Academy | Secondary | 618 | Requires Improvement2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Fairfield High School | Secondary | 612 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Leominster Primary School | Primary | 597 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Kingstone High School | Secondary | 595 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Trinity Primary School | Primary | 557 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Lord Scudamore Primary Academy | Primary | 555 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Weobley High School | Secondary | 529 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Earl Mortimer College | Secondary | 522 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Wigmore School | Secondary | 463 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Aylestone School | Secondary | 449 | Requires Improvement2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Queen Elizabeth High School | Secondary | 432 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Holmer CofE Academy | Primary | 414 | Outstanding2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Paul's CofE Primary School | Primary | 414 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.