Best primary schools in Herefordshire (2026)
Herefordshire has 57 ranked primary schools with published results. The top-ranked is Walford Nursery & Primary School, in the top 3% in England. The average reading, writing & maths here in 2025 was 64%, against 62% for England. 4 are in England's top 10%, and 4 are rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
| Rank | School | Reading, writing & maths (2023–2025 average) | Reading, writing & maths 2025 | Trend | Higher standard | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Top 3% in England |
Walford Nursery & Primary School Herefordshire, County of |
84% | 84% | 24% | Outstanding | |
2 Top 3% in England |
Wigmore Primary School Wigmore |
83% | 87% | 30% | No rating | |
3 Top 4% in England |
Eastnor Parochial Primary School Herefordshire, County of · Church of England |
85% | 77% | 8% | Outstanding | |
4 Top 6% in England |
St Francis Xavier's Primary School Hereford · Roman Catholic |
79% | 81% | 13% | Report card | |
5 Top 11% in England |
St Joseph's RC Primary School and Nursery Ross-on-Wye · Roman Catholic |
79% | 71% | 10% | No rating | |
6 Top 11% in England |
Stoke Prior Primary School Herefordshire, County of |
80% | 80% | 10% | Requires improvement | |
7 Top 12% in England |
Michaelchurch Escley Primary School Herefordshire, County of |
80% | 80% | 10% | No rating | |
8 Top 13% in England |
Clifford Primary School Herefordshire, County of |
79% | 94% | 0% | No rating | |
9 Top 14% in England |
Kingstone and Thruxton Primary School Kingstone (Herefordshire) |
77% | 77% | 13% | No rating | |
10 Top 14% in England |
Holmer CofE Academy Hereford · Church of England |
78% | 75% | 14% | No rating | |
11 Top 14% in England |
Kingsland CofE School Kingsland · Church of England |
76% | 76% | 12% | Good | |
12 Top 18% in England |
St Thomas Cantilupe CofE Academy Hereford · Church of England |
76% | 82% | 11% | Report card | |
13 Top 18% in England |
Pencombe CofE Primary School Herefordshire, County of · Church of England |
73% | 82% | 9% | No rating | |
14 Top 20% in England |
Goodrich CofE Primary School Herefordshire, County of · Church of England |
75% | 75% | 8% | No rating | |
15 Top 23% in England |
St James' Church of England Primary School Hereford · Church of England |
69% | 69% | 17% | Outstanding | |
16 Top 24% in England |
Ashperton Primary Academy Herefordshire, County of |
71% | 60% | 13% | Good | |
17 Top 26% in England |
Burghill Community Academy Herefordshire, County of |
69% | 60% | 20% | Not judged | |
18 Top 28% in England |
Ivington CofE Primary and Pre-School Herefordshire, County of · Church of England |
73% | 69% | 0% | No rating | |
19 Top 31% in England |
Hampton Dene Primary School Hereford |
69% | 71% | 9% | No rating | |
20 Top 31% in England |
Weobley Primary School Weobley |
70% | 72% | 4% | No rating | |
21 Top 32% in England |
Stretton Sugwas CofE Academy Herefordshire, County of · Church of England |
68% | 73% | 13% | No rating | |
22 Top 33% in England |
Eardisley CofE Primary School Eardisley · Church of England |
69% | 79% | 0% | No rating | |
23 Top 37% in England |
Brampton Abbotts CofE Primary School Ross-on-Wye · Church of England |
68% | 61% | 6% | No rating | |
24 Top 40% in England |
Canon Pyon CofE Academy Herefordshire, County of · Church of England |
70% | 50% | 0% | Good | |
25 Top 41% in England |
Ledbury Primary School Ledbury |
63% | 64% | 13% | Good | |
26 Top 41% in England |
Ashfield Park Primary School Ross-on-Wye |
65% | 67% | 8% | No rating | |
27 Top 43% in England |
Luston Primary School Luston |
63% | 73% | 13% | No rating | |
28 Top 43% in England |
Trinity Primary School Hereford |
63% | 62% | 13% | No rating | |
29 Top 47% in England |
Gorsley Goffs Primary School Gorsley Common |
63% | 44% | 9% | Good | |
30 Top 50% in England |
Mordiford CofE Primary School Herefordshire, County of · Church of England |
61% | 60% | 15% | Good | |
31 Bottom 50% in England |
Bosbury CofE Primary School Bosbury · Church of England |
61% | 71% | 24% | Not judged | |
32 Bottom 50% in England |
Weston-under-Penyard CofE Primary School Weston under Penyard · Church of England |
64% | 71% | 0% | Report card | |
33 Bottom 48% in England |
Whitchurch CofE Primary School Whitchurch (Herefordshire) · Church of England |
58% | 55% | 10% | Not judged | |
34 Bottom 47% in England |
St Peter's Primary School Bromyard |
62% | 77% | 3% | No rating | |
35 Bottom 45% in England |
Brockhampton Primary School Herefordshire, County of |
60% | 68% | 11% | No rating | |
36 Bottom 45% in England |
Madley Primary School Madley |
62% | 80% | 8% | Not judged | |
37 Bottom 43% in England |
Lugwardine Primary Academy Bartestree |
63% | 65% | 0% | No rating | |
38 Bottom 42% in England |
St Paul's CofE Primary School Hereford · Church of England |
59% | 63% | 7% | Not judged | |
39 Bottom 42% in England |
Much Birch CofE Primary School Herefordshire, County of · Church of England |
59% | 64% | 8% | Good | |
40 Bottom 41% in England |
Ewyas Harold Primary School Ewyas Harold and Pontrilas |
61% | 56% | 6% | Requires improvement | |
41 Bottom 39% in England |
Leominster Primary School Leominster |
59% | 55% | 4% | No rating | |
42 Bottom 38% in England |
Garway Primary School Herefordshire, County of |
58% | 56% | 19% | No rating | |
43 Bottom 35% in England |
Lord Scudamore Primary Academy Hereford |
57% | 53% | 8% | No rating | |
44 Bottom 35% in England |
Our Lady's RC Primary School Hereford · Roman Catholic |
59% | 60% | 3% | Report card | |
45 Bottom 31% in England |
Llangrove CE Academy Llangrove · Church of England |
56% | 64% | 0% | Good | |
46 Bottom 30% in England |
Shobdon Primary School Shobdon |
53% | 50% | 11% | Good | |
47 Bottom 26% in England |
Sutton Primary Academy Sutton St Nicholas |
55% | 64% | 0% | No rating | |
48 Bottom 25% in England |
Riverside Primary School Hereford |
52% | 58% | 13% | Outstanding | |
49 Bottom 19% in England |
St Mary's CofE Primary School Credenhill · Church of England |
50% | 59% | 0% | Report card | |
50 Bottom 16% in England |
Peterchurch Primary School Herefordshire, County of |
48% | 29% | 0% | Good | |
51 Bottom 13% in England |
Lea CofE Primary School Herefordshire, County of · Church of England |
44% | 38% | 0% | Good | |
52 Bottom 10% in England |
Clehonger CofE Primary School Clehonger · Church of England |
43% | 64% | 14% | Not judged | |
53 Bottom 5% in England |
Kington Primary School Kington |
39% | 50% | 8% | Not judged | |
54 Bottom 4% in England |
Broadlands Primary School Hereford |
38% | 38% | 0% | Good | |
55 Bottom 3% in England |
Withington Primary School Withington and White Stone |
36% | 21% | 0% | Good | |
56 Bottom 2% in England |
St Mary's CofE Primary School Fownhope · Church of England |
33% | 31% | 0% | Report card | |
57 Bottom 2% in England |
Bridstow CofE Primary School Herefordshire, County of · Church of England |
31% | 22% | 0% | Good |
Best primary school in each town
- Hereford · best: St Francis Xavier's Primary School
- Ross-on-Wye · best: St Joseph's RC Primary School and Nursery
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Questions
What is the best primary school in Herefordshire?
On exam results over the last three years, Walford Nursery & Primary School is the top-ranked primary school in Herefordshire, in the top 3% of schools in England.
How are the schools ranked?
By published Department for Education exam results averaged over three years: for secondary schools, Attainment 8 plus a quarter of the share getting grade 5+ in English and maths; for primary schools, the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths plus half the share reaching the higher standard. The order uses the three-year average, so a school can rank above one with a higher single-year result. Schools with fewer than 10 pupils taking the tests are not ranked. Exam results are only part of the picture: visit, read the Ofsted report and check admissions rules, as living nearby does not guarantee a place.