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
- 1078 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.2%
- Girls
- 51.8%
- First language not English
- 13.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.7%
- Persistent absence
- 24.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.2%
White British 81.2%
Mixed 8.6%
Other White 4.8%
Other 2.5%
Indian 1.7%
Other Asian 0.4%
Other Black 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
African 0.2%
Pakistani 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.54
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.26
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 20%
Local authority average 29%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 37%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.8
Local authority average 44.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.82
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 37 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 83 |
| Biology | GCSE | 31 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 31 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 29 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 85 |
| English Language | GCSE | 195 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 187 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 43 |
Admissions
The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 212
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 203
- 2nd preference
- 174
- 3rd preference
- 69
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 181
- 2nd preference
- 28
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 221 97 124 |
| Year 8 | 235 113 122 |
| Year 9 | 212 106 106 |
| Year 10 | 210 102 108 |
| Year 11 | 200 102 98 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 85.0% 86.5% |
Further education | 39.0% 38.0% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 8.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 46.0% 37.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 5.9% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.8% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 5.0% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.3% 1.0% |