The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · 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 🔒
The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School is a secondary school in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 30 April 2025. Cheshire West and Chester has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2016 to 2026 entry.
The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School 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
- In 2026 Year 7 entry there were 219 first-choice applications for 202 offers: 1.1 first choices per offer, the 2nd highest of 19 Cheshire West and Chester secondary schools.
- In 2026 Year 7 entry, 199 offers went to first-choice families, and 20 first-choice families (9%) were not offered a place.
- 2024/25 GCSE English and maths: 59% got grade 5 or above, 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Cheshire West and Chester.
- A level 2024/25: average grade C (England B-), with progress from GCSE to A level below average.
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
- Vaughans Lane, Great Boughton, Chester, CH3 5XF
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Pupils on roll
- 1,253 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 30 April 2025
Strengths
- “The schools’ vision to know, nurture and inspire all, is lived out each day.”
- “Pupils, including students in the sixth form, have positive, trusted relationships with each other and staff.”
- “They benefit from strong pastoral support.”
To improve
- “However, sometimes teachers do not consistently apply the school’s assessment and feedback expectations well enough, including in pupils’ work books.”
- “As a result, some pupils’ misconceptions and mistakes are not addressed effectively enough and their learning is held back.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 June 2025 (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) | 59% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 53.8 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C | B- |
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: 219 first-preference applications, 202 offers in total, 199 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 0.8 mi Good
- Queen's Park High School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Catholic High School, Chester 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Christleton High School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Upton-by-Chester High School 2.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College 3.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Whitby High School 5.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy 6.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published