Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Nov 28 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Unique reference
- 111396
- Address
- Melbourne Road, Blacon, CH1 5JH
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 705 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.8%
- Girls
- 46.2%
- First language not English
- 7.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 47.2%
- Persistent absence
- 39.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 22.8%
White British 87.9%
Other White 5.5%
Mixed 2.3%
African 1.8%
Other 0.7%
Other Black 0.6%
Indian 0.4%
Other Asian 0.4%
Pakistani 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 8%
Local authority average 40%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 17%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 33.2
Local authority average 44.5
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.59
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Care (Non-Agricultural) | Technical Award | 17 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 14 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 7 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 53 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 25 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 51 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 6 |
| Biology | GCSE | 8 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 8 |
Admissions
Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 118
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 118
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 14
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 118
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 134 59 75 |
| Year 8 | 149 90 59 |
| Year 9 | 154 80 74 |
| Year 10 | 134 70 64 |
| Year 11 | 134 80 54 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 60.0% 82.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 49.0% 34.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 11.0% 32.7% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 15.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 10.0% 4.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.7% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 15.0% 5.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 12.0% 3.7% 3.0% |