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Blackmarston School

Special schoolAges 2–11Academy

Hereford, HR2 7NX · Herefordshire, County of local authority

Hereford’s School Grade B better than 59% of towns in England

How full
105 pupils
106% of its 99 places
Free school meals
46%
46 in 100 pupils eligible · outlined square = England’s schools (25)
The gist

What stands out about Blackmarston School

  • No letter for this school: the reason is below.
  • Over capacity: 105 pupils for 99 places
  • 46% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (more than England’s 25%)
  • Ofsted: Inadequate, June 2023 (shown, not graded)
  • Homes in its postcode sector (HR2 7) sold for a median £210,000; Hereford’s is £254,950
Its letter

No letter for Blackmarston School

Special schools aren’t given a letter: their pupils’ needs differ too much for results to compare with mainstream schools.

Letters go to England’s open mainstream state schools with published Key Stage 2 or GCSE results (grammar schools included), each against the schools of its own phase.

Ofsted

Ofsted inspections

Shown, not graded: Ofsted is never part of a letter or the School Grade.

Graded inspection: Inadequate, June 2023.

The full reports on Ofsted ↗

Living nearby

Living near Blackmarston School

For families thinking of moving: what homes cost around the school, and the other schools close by.

Home prices in HR2 7, the school’s postcode sector

Hereford property prices →
£210,000
median sale, 424 sales in 36 months · Hereford £254,950

Median sale price each year, 2010 to 2025

£100K£150K£200K£250K£300K2010201520202025HR2 7Hereford
HR2 7Hereford

By type, the 36 months to August 2026

Detached
£328K
Semi-detached
£222K
Terraced
£190K
Flat
£100K
HR2 7Hereford

Homes in HR2 7 sell for well under Hereford’s typical price. HM Land Registry Price Paid, standard sales. Catchments aren’t published, so the postcode sector stands in for “around the school”.

Schools within 1.6 miles

8 state schools
0.5 mi1 mi1.5 miNC+C−C−CAAA+B+Blackmarston School
ABCDNo letterPrimarySecondary / all-through

Hereford, HR2 7NX

Blackmarston School: common questions

What is Blackmarston School’s Ofsted rating?

Its latest inspection outcome is Inadequate (June 2023).

How much do houses cost near Blackmarston School?

Homes in its postcode sector, HR2 7, sold for a median £210,000 over the 36 months to August 2026 (424 sales).

Sources: DfE Get Information about Schools (16 October 2026), Key Stage 2 performance tables (2023–2025, three-year average) and Key Stage 4 (2025/26, provisional); Ofsted state-funded school inspections as at 30 September 2026. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Also: DfE Key Stage 4 performance, schools data (2023/24 and 2024/25 final, 2025/26 provisional) and Key Stage 2 performance tables 2024/25 by subject; DfE school census, January 2025; DfE school-level applications and offers, September 2019 to 2026 entry; HM Land Registry Price Paid by postcode sector, 2010 to August 2026.

A school’s letter is our own summary of its published results against England’s schools of the same phase; Hereford’s School Grade is a separate grade, built from the results of the schools in and around the town against other towns. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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