The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 11–16 · Hereford, Herefordshire, County of
The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School is a secondary school in Hereford, Herefordshire, County of for ages 11–16 (voluntary aided school).
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Key facts
- Address
- Hampton Dene Road, Tupsley, Hereford, HR1 1UU
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Herefordshire, County of
- Pupils on roll
- 1,089 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 10 February 2026
Strengths
- “Leaders have ambitious expectations, some of which make a real difference in practice.”
- “Examples of these are the school's broad and ambitious curriculum and impressive gains in attendance.”
- “Pupils learn a curriculum that helps them build knowledge step by step.”
To improve
- “However, many strategies to improve aspects of provision further are new and it is too soon to see the impact of them across the school.”
- “Teachers know their subjects and check pupils' understanding, but gaps in pupils' knowledge are not always identified or addressed quickly enough.”
- “The support that pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities get varies.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 April 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) | 47% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 45.9 | 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: 189 first-preference applications, 215 offers in total, 184 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Herefordshire, County of.
- Aylestone School 0.6 mi Requires improvement
- St Mary's RC High School 1.1 mi Standards maintained
- The Hereford Church of England Academy 2.3 mi Requires improvement
- Whitecross Hereford 2.7 mi Good
- Kingstone High School 7.3 mi School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
- John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy 10.2 mi Not judged
- Weobley High School 10.4 mi School remains Good
- John Masefield High School 11.2 mi School remains Good