It was rebuilt under the reign of King Edward VI, and it received considerable emoluments from Queen Elizabeth I in 1583.

By 1762 the school building was once again rebuilt after it had fallen into disrepair and by the mid 19th century teaching was being carried out in the Headmaster's house.

As well as core disciplines, other subjects taught in the school include Ancient History/Classical Civilisation, Art, Business Studies, Design and Technology, Drama, Economics, French, Japanese, Spanish, Greek, Latin, Further Mathematics, Psychology, Music and Textiles.

[7] Among sports practised in the school are: Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, Canoeing, Cricket, Cross Country, Fencing, Fitness Training, Football, Hockey, Netball, Rounders, Rowing, Rugby, Swimming, Table Tennis, Tennis and Volleyball[7] Every year pupils at the school run a cross-country race called the Hull Cup.

The origins of this competition are said to be found with Hereford Cathedral organist Percy Hull who believed that the choristers at the time were in poor shape and so demanded that they take part in an annual run.

In December 2005 a former teacher was jailed for 27 months for setting up a secret camera in one of the school's changing rooms to film girl pupils undressing, and for downloading nearly 900 indecent images of children from the internet.

[8] In November 2010, a former teacher, Neil Moore, was sentenced to 15 months for seducing a male pupil with alcohol at his home after messaging him on a dating website.

[10] In July 2020, a former teacher was convicted on several counts of having sexual activity with a student whilst in a position of trust.

[citation needed] Recently the organization has had notable success in the CCF (Army) March and Shoot.

The Hereford Cathedral School Chamber Choir tours internationally and has won a number of awards.