The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School
About the school
The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School is an open secondary school in Herefordshire, County of.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 10 February 2026
- Published
- 19 April 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Needs attention
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 45.9
- Herefordshire, County of
- 44.7
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Herefordshire, County of
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 46.80%
- Herefordshire, County of
- 42.80%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 68.00%
- Herefordshire, County of
- 64.10%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 30.00%
- Herefordshire, County of
- 36.20%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.05
- Herefordshire, County of
- 3.95
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1091
Girls
51.97%
Boys
48.03%
SEN support
13.11%
Education, health and care plan
3.12%
English as an additional language
14.80%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
14.67%
Overall absence
8.63
Persistent absence
24.8
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
199
Sustained education or employment
96%
Education
89%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
2%
Not sustained
4%