John Masefield High School
Academy converter secondary school in Ledbury (Herefordshire, County of).
Attainment 8
47
▲ 0.8 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
46.1%
▼ 0.2pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
91.9%
▲ 0.3pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
16.2
▼ 0.5 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
23.1%
▼ 4pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
17.9%
▲ 4pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
91%
849 / 930 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Ungraded inspection
inspected Nov 2022
Enrichment found on the school website
1Clubs and activitiesfound on the website
By areaiFound on the school website by WhatSchool, March 2026. Not verified; the school website is the authority. Counts show what a website mentions, not how much a school offers.
- 1 STEM and digital
Clubs, activities and programmes
1 listediActivities are as listed on the school website. Programme descriptions are Governance Register summaries; where none is given, WhatSchool's category is shown. Found on the school website by WhatSchool, March 2026. Not verified; the school website is the authority.Scroll sideways for more
| Activity | Type | Area | About |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stem | Club | STEM and digital | - |
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