The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School
Hampton Dene Road, Hereford, HR1 1UU
1,089 pupils · 96% of 1,130 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Free school meals
- 15.5%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| 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 |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 10 February 2026, published 19 April 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 45.9 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 46.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 68% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 30% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.88 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 215 | 189 | 386 | 215 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 215 | 174 | 409 | 215 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 212 | 203 | 446 | 212 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 219 | 163 | 399 | 211 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 219 | 144 | 315 | 184 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 194 | 146 | 325 | 193 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 202 | 150 | 334 | 190 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 190 | 147 | 336 | 185 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Aylestone School 1 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- St Mary's RC High School 1.8 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- The Hereford Church of England Academy 3.8 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Whitecross Hereford 4.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Kingstone High School 11.8 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy 16.5 km · No overall grade (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.