HEREFORDSHIRE has more than a dozen full or overcrowded primary and secondary schools, new figures show, with the most crowded schools now revealed.
A school is at or in excess of capacity when the number of pupils enrolled is greater than or equal to its number of places.
Department for Education figures show 23 schools were at or over capacity in Herefordshire in the 2023 to 24 academic year.
Of them, 20 were primary schools and three were secondary schools.
The figures show the most crowded primary school in Herefordshire last year was Clifford Primary School. The school had 96 pupils on roll and 70 places - meaning it was over capacity by 37 per cent.
The most crowded secondary school in the county was Weobley High School which had 524 pupils on roll and 499 places, over capacity by five per cent.
Below are the top ten primary schools at or over capacity and the top three secondary schools at or over capacity.
Across England, 18 per cent of all state schools in England were at or in excess of capacity in 2023 to 24.
Nearly a quarter (24 per cent) of secondary schools were at or over capacity, while 16 per cent of primary schools were at or more than capacity.
Pupil numbers in primary schools have been falling as a population bulge in England has been moving into secondary schools. But the latest data suggests that the proportion of unfilled places in primary schools varies depending on where you live in the country.
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