The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C61
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Chester, CH3 5XF
- Distance
- 2.2km away
Christleton High School
Village Road, Christleton, Chester, CH3 7AD
Local ranking4th of 20 secondary schools in Cheshire West and Chester
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1330
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 8 May 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 52.4 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 55.2% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 78.8% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 212
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 93.0%
- Continued in education
- 87.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 94.0%
- Higher education
- 62.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 27.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C+
Avg A-Level Grade
34.7
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
35.0
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
150
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 14.4% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 37.0
- 16-18 Cohort
- 289
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1386
- Boys
- 685 (50%)
- Girls
- 697 (50%)
- Capacity
- 1330 (104% full)
- SEND
- 4.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 11.5%
- EAL
- 6.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.0%
- SEN Support
- 1.9%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 79.7
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,619/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 6.5% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 14.5% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 85.2%
- White Other: 4.0%
- Asian Chinese: 2.5%
- Mixed Other: 1.7%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.2%
- Asian Other: 1.2%
- Black African: 0.8%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.7%
85.2%
White British
4.0%
White Other
2.5%
Asian Chinese
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Village Road
Chester, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 136645
- UKPRN
- 10033363
- Establishment No.
- 4149
- Trust
- THE LEARNING TRUST
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