Living in Ross-on-Wye with children
Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, County of. What the published figures say about its schools, its homes and daily life, each with its source and date. 10,993 people in 5,194 households; 21.9% of households have dependent children (Census 2021 (ONS, via NOMIS), summed over the town's output areas).
Schools
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SourceDfE results by phase (the year is in each table's heading). Inspections: Ofsted and ISI. Last place offered: the council's offer-day figures.
School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026.
How it is worked outRank: the school's place among its council's schools of the same phase, from three years of DfE results (kinplace's league table, how it is worked out).
- Schools with hidden or no results get no rank.
Every school in Ross-on-Wye, with inspection, league band and the last place offered
State primary schools (11)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walford Nursery & Primary School | Outstanding | Top 11% (8/77) in Herefordshire, County of | — |
| Goodrich CofE Primary School | — | Top 32% (24/77) in Herefordshire, County of | — |
| St Joseph's RC Primary School and Nursery | School remains Good | Top 38% (29/77) in Herefordshire, County of | — |
| Weston-under-Penyard CofE Primary School | Ofsted report card | Top 41% (31/77) in Herefordshire, County of | — |
| Ashfield Park Primary School | School remains Good | Top 50% (38/77) in Herefordshire, County of | — |
| Llangrove CE Academy | Good | (43/77) in Herefordshire, County of | — |
| Brampton Abbotts CofE Primary School | School remains Good | (49/77) in Herefordshire, County of | — |
| Whitchurch CofE Primary School | Good | (60/77) in Herefordshire, County of | — |
| Gorsley Goffs Primary School | Good | (70/77) in Herefordshire, County of | — |
| Lea CofE Primary School | Good | (71/77) in Herefordshire, County of | — |
| Bridstow CofE Primary School | Good | (75/77) in Herefordshire, County of | — |
State secondary schools (1)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy | Good | Top 40% (6/15) in Herefordshire, County of | — |
Homes and prices
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SourceHM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales inside the ONS built-up area outline of Ross-on-Wye, August 2025 to July 2026.
How it is worked outThe middle sale of each type: half sold for more, half for less (69 detached, 35 semi-detached, 28 terraced, 26 flat or maisonette sales).
LicenceContains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Getting around
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SourceStops and stations: DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes).
Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025, fixed broadband coverage by postcode.
How it is worked outRail stations within 2 km and bus stops within 1 km of the town centre; straight-line distances.
Broadband is an average across the 783 postcodes in HR9.
- Broadband is an average of postcodes, not of homes: check the postcode you are looking at, it can differ street by street.
Gigabit broadband can be ordered at 77% of premises, and superfast (30 Mbit/s) at 92%. Average of postcodes, not of homes.
Safety and environment
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SourceCrime: data.police.uk, street-level crime inside the ONS built-up area outline; people from Census 2021.
Flood: Environment Agency, Flood Map for Planning (Rivers and Sea), read from its open download. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0..
Air: DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps.
How it is worked outCrime is street-level crime inside the town's outline over September 2025 to August 2026, per 1,000 people (Census 2021).
Flood: at the town centre the area is in flood zone 1 for rivers and the sea on the Environment Agency's Flood Map for Planning (not in zone 2 or 3, the lowest of the three).
Air: an annual mean on DEFRA's 1 km map at the town centre.
- A town centre with shops and pubs records more crime per resident than a suburb.
- Flood: surface-water risk is unknown here, we don't hold that map. One point says little about a whole town, and the zones describe the area, not a building: check the address on the Environment Agency's long-term flood risk service.
- Air: a background figure, not the air beside a busy road.
- These are for the town centre; an address can differ.
Childcare
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SourceOfsted, Childcare providers and inspections; each nursery's own fees page.
We don't hold registered nurseries for Ross-on-Wye.
Childcare costs near you →Key dates, Herefordshire, County of
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SourceEach council's own published admissions dates, held on the dates page.
How it is worked outThe next dates ahead for Reception and Year 7 applications: applications opening and closing, offer day, and the reply deadline.
- A date marked (about) or (earliest) is worked out from the offer day under the national rules; the council has not announced it.
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