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Blythe Bridge High School

Cheadle Road, Blythe Bridge, Stoke-on-Trent, ST11 9PW

Local ranking21st of 70 secondary schools in Staffordshire
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026

Secondary

Phase

1072

Capacity

11-18

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 6 May 2026. Figures last updated .

School history and status

Continues from Blythe Bridge High School (URN 124396) since 1 March 2023. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 6 May 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met
Achievement
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development & wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
Inclusion
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

GCSE Results

2025-26
Average Attainment 8
42.9 nat46.2
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
37.4% nat46.3%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
57.9% nat64.8%
Cohort Size
171

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
91.0%
Continued in education
80.0%
Apprenticeships
7.0%
Employment
4.0%
Not sustained
9.0%

After A-Levels 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
92.0%
Higher education
53.0%
Apprenticeships
10.0%
Employment
27.0%
Not sustained
4.0%

A-Level Results

2024-25

*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results

C-

Avg A-Level Grade

28.1

Avg Points/Entry

nat 35.0

29.3

Best 3 A-Levels

nat 35.8

48

A-Level Students

AAB+ with Facilitating
0.0% nat17.5%
Applied General Avg Points
34.8
16-18 Cohort
141

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
1035
Boys
515 (49%)
Girls
534 (51%)
Capacity
1072 (98% full)
SEND
13.0%
FSM Eligible
15.2%
EAL
1.7%
SEN with EHC Plan
2.3%
SEN Support
10.7%

*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25

Pupil:Teacher Ratio
16.4:1
Teachers (FTE)
63.1
Budget per Pupil
£7,082/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results

Overall Absence Rate
6.6% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
17.6% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 93.1%
  • Other: 1.2%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.0%
  • Asian Pakistani: 1.0%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 0.9%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 0.8%
  • Mixed Other: 0.8%
  • White Other: 0.7%

93.1%

White British

1.2%

Other

1.0%

Mixed White & Black Caribbean

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
149376
UKPRN
10091120
Establishment No.
4067
Trust
JOHN TAYLOR MAT

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