The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 7 2021 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
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Unique reference
- 116991
- Address
- Hampton Dene Road, Tupsley, HR1 1UU
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1091 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.0%
- Girls
- 52.0%
- First language not English
- 14.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14.5%
- Persistent absence
- 22.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.1%
White British 80.6%
Mixed 8.7%
Other White 4.2%
Other 2.9%
Indian 1.8%
Other Asian 0.7%
African 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Pakistani 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 30%
Local authority average 36%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 46%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.7
Local authority average 44.6
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.04
Local authority average 3.94
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 79 |
| Biology | GCSE | 14 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 14 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 24 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 68 |
| English Language | GCSE | 199 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 183 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 38 |
| French | GCSE | 41 |
Admissions
The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 215
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 174
- 2nd preference
- 168
- 3rd preference
- 67
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 172
- 2nd preference
- 38
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 219 110 109 |
| Year 8 | 217 96 121 |
| Year 9 | 229 110 119 |
| Year 10 | 215 105 110 |
| Year 11 | 211 103 108 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 84.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 40.0% 38.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 8.0% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 50.0% 37.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 3.2% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.9% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 6.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.3% 3.0% |