Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Nov 29 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
- 723 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.0%
- Girls
- 45.0%
- First language not English
- 6.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 47.3%
- Persistent absence
- 39.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.4%
White British 89.8%
Other White 5.5%
Mixed 1.8%
African 1%
Other 0.8%
Other Black 0.4%
Pakistani 0.3%
Other Asian 0.3%
Indian 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.65
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.06
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 6%
Local authority average 43%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 21%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 35.1
Local authority average 45.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.66
Local authority average 4.02
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 14 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 8 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 18 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 51 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 56 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 21 |
| Biology | GCSE | 6 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 6 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 10 |
| English Language | GCSE | 126 |
Admissions
Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 112
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 111
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 11
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 111
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 150 89 61 |
| Year 8 | 158 82 76 |
| Year 9 | 146 75 71 |
| Year 10 | 141 84 57 |
| Year 11 | 128 68 60 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 59.0% 84.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 45.0% 30.5% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 12.0% 36.1% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 16.5% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 1.2% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 16.0% 5.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.4% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 18.0% 5.5% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 1.3% 1.0% |