The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School
Academy converter secondary school in Chester (Cheshire West and Chester).
Attainment 8
53.7
▲ 7.5 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
57.7%
▲ 11pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
93.2%
▲ 2pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
17.8
▲ 1.1 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
15.8%
▼ 12pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
13.2%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
104%
1,253 / 1,200 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Good
last graded, 2019
Enrichment found on the school website
22Clubs and activitiesfound on the website
1Awards and marksnamed by the school
By areaiFound on the school website by WhatSchool, March 2026. Not verified; the school website is the authority. Counts show what a website mentions, not how much a school offers.
- 4 Sports and active
- 1 Creative arts
- 1 Music and performance
- 1 Academic support
- 1 Life skills and outdoor
- 14 Other
Clubs, activities and programmes
22 listediActivities are as listed on the school website. Programme descriptions are Governance Register summaries; where none is given, WhatSchool's category is shown. Found on the school website by WhatSchool, March 2026. Not verified; the school website is the authority.Scroll sideways for more
| Activity | Type | Area | About |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading Programme | Club | Academic support | - |
| All about exams | Club | Other | - |
| RE at Bishops | Club | Other | - |
| LIFE Programme | Club | Other | - |
| Social Action | Club | Other | - |
| Aspiring Careers | Club | Other | - |
| Dignity and Respect | Club | Other | - |
| Board games | Club | Other | - |
| Debate | Club | Music and performance | - |
| Art and drawing | Club | Creative arts | - |
| ICT skills | Club | Other | - |
| Basketball | Club | Sports and active | - |
| Football | Club | Sports and active | - |
| Netball | Club | Sports and active | - |
| Dodgeball | Club | Sports and active | - |
| Navigations Skills | Club | Other | - |
| First Aid | Club | Life skills and outdoor | - |
| Badges of Rank | Club | Other | - |
| Weapons Handling | Club | Other | - |
| Fieldcraft | Club | Other | - |
| Drill | Club | Other | - |
| Command Tasks | Club | Other | - |
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