Blaise High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 28 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
- 899 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.1%
- Girls
- 48.9%
- First language not English
- 25.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 39.7%
- Persistent absence
- 47.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.5%
White British 59%
Other White 9.2%
African 5.9%
Indian 5.7%
Mixed 5.5%
Unclassified 4%
Other Asian 2.6%
Other Black 1.8%
Other 1.7%
Caribbean 1.6%
Bangladeshi 1.3%
Pakistani 0.8%
Chinese 0.6%
Irish Traveller 0.4%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.22
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 22%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 38%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.1
Local authority average 45.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.57
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 44 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 48 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 14 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 14 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 33 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 79 |
| Biology | GCSE | 23 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 23 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 30 |
| English Language | GCSE | 167 |
Admissions
Blaise High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 190
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 108
- 2nd preference
- 72
- 3rd preference
- 66
- From another Local Authority
- 6
Offers
- 1st preference
- 108
- 2nd preference
- 26
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 5
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 187 96 91 |
| Year 8 | 179 86 93 |
| Year 9 | 179 96 83 |
| Year 10 | 167 87 80 |
| Year 11 | 179 91 88 |
| Year 12 | 5 2 3 |
| Year 13 | 3 1 2 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 68.0% 83.8% 85.6% |
Further education | 41.0% 29.5% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 17.0% 40.2% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 9.0% 13.6% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 11.0% 4.5% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.6% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 14.0% 7.2% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 1.9% 1.2% |