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Voluntary aided school · Herefordshire, County of

The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School

  • 11–16Ages
  • 1,089Pupils
  • SecondaryPhase
  • Church of EnglandReligious character
  • 116991URN

Hampton Dene Road, Tupsley, Hereford, HR1 1UU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Feb 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
1.8per place
close to Herefordshire, County of median (1.8)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Herefordshire, County of

386 applications for 215 places · 8th of 13 in Herefordshire, County of
Every year since 2014
Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)
46.3of 90
7th of 14 in Herefordshire, County of
All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 10 February 2026Published 19 April 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionNeeds attention
Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
Early yearsDoes not apply to this school
Post-16 provisionDoes not apply to this school
Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

  1. 10 February 2026
    Report card · 3 Expected standard, 3 Needs attention
  2. 7 July 2021
    Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry
1.8applications per place, Year 7
close to Herefordshire, County of median (1.8) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

386 applications · 215 places offered · 189 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 1.8; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.8
  2. 2025 1.9; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.8
  3. 2024 2.1; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.7
  4. 2023 1.8; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.6
  5. 2022 1.4; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.4
  6. 2021 1.7; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.4
  7. 2020 1.7; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.3
  8. 2019 1.8; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.4
  9. 2018 1.4; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.4
  10. 2017 1.6; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.3
  11. 2016 1.5; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.3
  12. 2015 1.4; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.2
  13. 2014 1.8; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.5
  • This school
  • Herefordshire, County of median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 20262153861.81890.88
Sep 20252154091.91740.81
Sep 20242124462.12030.96
Sep 20232193991.81630.74
Sep 20222193151.41440.66
Sep 20211943251.71460.75
Sep 20202023341.71500.74
Sep 20191903361.81470.77
Sep 20182142911.41580.74
Sep 20172063271.61910.93
Sep 20161992881.51560.78
Sep 20152162961.41990.92
Sep 20142113771.81990.94

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

206 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)46.37th of 14 in Herefordshire, County of
Grade 5 or above in English and maths45%5th of 14 in Herefordshire, County of
Grade 4 or above in English and maths65%
  • This school
  • Herefordshire, County of median
  • England median
Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.17
−20 = national average+2
Every year as a table
YearPupilsAttainment 85+ Eng & maths4+ Eng & mathsProgress 8
2025/26 (prov.)20646.345%65%–
2024/2520345.947%68%–
2023/2419344.045%65%−0.17
2022/2319944.837%64%−0.54

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Secondary
URN · DfE number
116991 · 884/4600
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious character
Church of England
Capacity
1,130 pupils · 1,089 on roll
Free school meals
15.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision
Resourced provision
Address
Hampton Dene Road, Tupsley, Hereford, HR1 1UU
Local authority
Herefordshire, County of

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources