The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School is a secondary school located in Hereford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 02/05/2019. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.3%, which is 1.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Hampton Dene Road, Hereford, HR1 1UU
Website: http://www.bhbs.hereford.sch.uk
Telephone: 01432347501
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Herefordshire, County of
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Martin Henton
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 116991

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 02/05/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1175
Number of Pupils: 991
Number of Boys: 506
Number of Girls: 485

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.5% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.27 Confidence interval -0.44 to -0.09
Of the 222 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 205 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:46%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:99%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:50%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:46.8
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.24
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Paul's CofE Primary School
Hampton Dene Road , Tupsley HR1 1UX
4out of 4 219 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Hampton Dene Primary School
Church Road , Tupsley HR1 1RT
3out of 4 409 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Broadlands Primary School
Broadlands Lane , HR1 1HY
2out of 4 1,263 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St James' CofE Primary School
Vicarage Road , HR1 2QN
3out of 4 2,137 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Francis Xavier's Primary School
Venns Lane , HR1 1DT
3out of 4 2,281 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School
Hampton Dene Road , Tupsley HR1 1UU
2out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Aylestone School
Broadlands House , Broadlands Lane HR1 1HY
2out of 4 1,075 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Mary's RC High School
Lugwardine , HR1 4DR
4out of 4 2,011 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hereford College of Arts
Folly Lane , HR1 1LT
- not rated 1,113 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Herefordshire, Ludlow and North Shropshire College
Folly Lane , HR1 1LS
- not rated 1,237 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hereford Sixth Form College
Folly Lane , HR1 1LU
- not rated 1,298 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Beacon College
Eastnor Drive , HR1 1NZ
- not rated 1,282 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
Barrs Court School
Barrs Court Road , HR1 1EQ
4out of 4 1,858 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Royal National College for the Blind
Venns Lane , HR1 1DT
- not rated 2,190 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Herefordshire Pupil Referral Service
Coningsby Street , HR1 2DY
3out of 4 2,265 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hereford Cathedral Junior School
28 Castle Street , HR1 2NW
- not rated 2,292 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.