Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College
Secondary · Foundation school · Ages 11–16 · Chester, Cheshire West and Chester
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Cheshire West and Chester Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2016–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College is a secondary school in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester for ages 11–16 (foundation school). Cheshire West and Chester has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2016 to 2026 entry.
Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 3 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 17% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths in 2024/25 (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 33.2 (England 46).
- Every Year 7 applicant was offered a place in 2026, with 74 first-choice applications for 78 offers; places ran out in 4 of the 10 earlier years.
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 48.5% of pupils, against a middle figure of 25.8% across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Cheshire West and Chester.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Cheshire West and Chester schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Melbourne Road, Blacon, Chester, CH1 5JH
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Pupils on roll
- 651 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 48.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 12 May 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are safe and happy at Blacon High School.”
- “They enjoy the community feel.”
- “Pupils are proactively educated on local risks and trends.”
To improve
- “Pupils do not attend school as often as they should.”
- “This results in gaps in their learning.”
- “However, classroom routines designed to extend pupils' thinking are not consistently embedded.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 17% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 33.2 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 74 first-preference applications, 78 offers in total, 74 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cheshire West and Chester.
- Chester International School 2.4 mi Good
- Queen's Park High School 2.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Catholic High School, Chester 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Upton-by-Chester High School 2.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School 3.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- The Whitby High School 4.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Christleton High School 4.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy 4.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published