School Profile

The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School

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North WestDayAcademyOfsted GoodSixth Form
Profile Notes
The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School is a state-funded academy offering secondary education for ages 11-18 in Chester, North West. Currently has 1,203 pupils on roll and a sixth form. Religious affiliation: Church of England. Admissions policy: Other non selective. (auto-generated from GIAS metadata; the school may have a fuller profile on its website)
ChesterCH3 5XFNational Curriculum
1,203 pupils (100% of 1,200 capacity) 630 boys / 573 girls
Official URN 136543 • LAESTAB 8964623
www.bishopschester.co.uk
Official Registration
StatusOpen
PhaseSecondary
Establishment typeAcademy converter
Statutory age11 - 18
Opened 01-04-2011 • Closed Still active
Destination Snapshot
Inspection & quality signals
Ofsted
Good
Last inspected 2019-11-20
Historical Links
No predecessor or successor relationship was found for this school in the current GIAS extract.
Evidence Trail
Government performance dataDfE EES • latest 2024/25
A Level2024/25 • 84 students
Avg points / entry30.69
% achieving AAB+16.1%
GCSE / KS42024/25
Attainment 853.8
EBacc avg points4.67
Eng & Maths 5+58.5%

Source: UK Department for Education — Explore Education Statistics. Independent schools that teach IGCSEs, Pre-U or the IB are NOT counted in standard GCSE league tables; their KS4 figures appear low for that reason.

Official Performance Snapshot
202425Academicz
Students 11 • APS 33.13 • Value added 0.06
202425Academicz
Students 72 • APS 30.24 • Value added -0.42
202425AcademicBelow average
Students 84 • APS 30.69 • Value added -0.35
202425A levelz
Students 11 • APS 33.48 • Value added 0.11
202425A levelz
Students 72 • APS 30.17 • Value added -0.41
202425A levelBelow average
Students 84 • APS 30.67 • Value added -0.34