The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School
Vaughans Lane, Great Boughton, Chester, CH3 5XF
Local ranking6th of 20 secondary schools in Cheshire West and Chester
Ofsted: Good
Secondary
Phase
1200
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 53.8 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 58.5% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 79.8% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 18.1% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 4.7 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 193
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 92.0%
- Continued in education
- 85.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 4.0%
- Not sustained
- 3.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 93.0%
- Higher education
- 45.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 9.0%
- Employment
- 35.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25C
Avg A-Level Grade
30.7
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
32.3
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
75
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 16.1% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 35.0
- 16-18 Cohort
- 183
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1203
- Boys
- 630 (52%)
- Girls
- 573 (48%)
- Capacity
- 1200 (100% full)
- SEND
- 14.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 17.4%
- EAL
- 8.6%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.5%
- SEN Support
- 11.5%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 65.1
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,394/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 6.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 19.4% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 74.1%
- White Other: 8.2%
- Other: 8.2%
- Mixed Other: 2.4%
- Asian Chinese: 1.5%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.1%
- Asian Other: 1.0%
- Asian Indian: 0.9%
74.1%
White British
8.2%
White Other
8.2%
Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 136543
- UKPRN
- 10033287
- Establishment No.
- 4623
- Trust
- THE BISHOPS' BLUE COAT CHURCH OF ENGLAND HIGH SCHOOL