# The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School

The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School is a secondary school in Herefordshire, for pupils aged 11 to 16.

It had 1,089 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E116991. [Herefordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 1,089
- Council: Herefordshire
- URN: 116991

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 10 February 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
- Early years: Not applicable
- Post-16 provision: Not applicable
- Leadership and governance: Needs attention
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School was 46.3, against 45.3 in Herefordshire and 46.2 in England.
44.7% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Herefordshire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 46.3 | 45.3 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 44.7% | 41.8% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64.6% | 63.2% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 206 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [St Paul's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-pauls-cofe-primary-school-e138037): 200 m. Primary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Hampton Dene Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hampton-dene-primary-school-e116680): 370 m. Primary. School remains Good, February 2024. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Aylestone School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/aylestone-school-e116936): 980 m. Secondary. Requires improvement (overall), July 2024. Attainment 8 of 40.7 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Hereford College of Arts](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hereford-college-of-arts-e130714): 1 km. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Herefordshire, Ludlow and North Shropshire College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/herefordshire-ludlow-and-north-shropshire-college-e130710): 1.1 km. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Broadlands Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/broadlands-primary-school-e116679): 1.2 km. Primary. Good (overall), October 2022. 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/116991)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/116991)

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