Blaise High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 27 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Unique reference
- 147219
- Address
- Station Road, Henbury, BS10 7QH
- Website
- www.blaisehighschool.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 909 (91% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.4%
- Girls
- 48.6%
- First language not English
- 27.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 42.7%
- Persistent absence
- 28.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.3%
White British 54.8%
African 8.9%
Other White 7.9%
Indian 7.4%
Mixed 7.1%
Unclassified 4.1%
Other Asian 2.6%
Caribbean 1.7%
Bangladeshi 1.4%
Other 1.3%
Other Black 1.2%
Pakistani 0.8%
Chinese 0.8%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 26%
Local authority average 36%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 51%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.9
Local authority average 46.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.93
Local authority average 4.09
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 44 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 49 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 14 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 13 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 42 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 72 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 27 |
| English Language | GCSE | 144 |
Admissions
Blaise High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 201
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 122
- 2nd preference
- 69
- 3rd preference
- 84
- From another Local Authority
- 9
Offers
- 1st preference
- 122
- 2nd preference
- 31
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 4
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 194 102 92 |
| Year 8 | 193 106 87 |
| Year 9 | 183 87 96 |
| Year 10 | 170 86 84 |
| Year 11 | 159 82 77 |
| Year 12 | 5 2 3 |
| Year 13 | 5 2 3 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 73.0% 83.4% 85.5% |
Further education | 46.0% 30.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 22.0% 40.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 4.0% 12.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 9.0% 2.9% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 11.0% 6.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 3.9% 3.0% |