Secondary · HR1 · Herefordshire, County of

The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School

Hampton Dene Road, Tupsley, Hereford, HR1 1UU

Good

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedGood
Attendance94.7%
AttainmentProgress 8: -0.17
AdmissionsUsually oversubscribed
Pupils1089

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Good

Latest visit (Apr 2026): renewed Ofsted format (no single overall grade) — inclusion, curriculum and teaching and leadership and governance needs attention; achievement, attendance and behaviour and personal development and wellbeing expected standard. See the full Ofsted report.

Inspection history

Improved from Requires improvement (1 May 2019).

  1. Previous gradedRequires improvement

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in HR1. Where we have them, council (Herefordshire, County of) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
1089
Free school meals
15.5%
2.1% below district average (17.6%)

Also: Herefordshire, County of 19.8% · England 25.8%

SEN
16.2%
14.9% below district average (31.1%)

Also: Herefordshire, County of 21.3% · England 16.5%

EAL
14.8%
0.2% above district average (14.6%)
Attendance
94.7%
1.2% below district average (95.9%)

Also: Herefordshire, County of 92.1% · England 91.9%

Persistent absence
13.1%
Progress 8
-0.17 (2023/24)
Attainment 8
45.9
Grade 5+ English & maths
46.8%
Grade 4+ English & maths
68%
Entered for EBacc
30%
EBacc average point score
4.05

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the HR1 average; the darker bar is this school.

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 2020/2196%
  • 2021/2289.8%
  • 2022/2390.5%
  • 2023/2491.1%
  • 2024/2591.9%

Admissions

Demand signal
Usually oversubscribed
Published capacity (GIAS)
1130
Pupils on roll
1089

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Herefordshire, County of page.

SEN support

SEN %
16.2%
On-site provision
Resourced provision · SPLD, VI, OTH, HI
Need types
SPLDVIOTHHISLCNASDSEMHMSIPDMLDSLD

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Sept 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
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  • Methodology · Data updates