The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School

State-Funded School

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West MidlandsRegion

HerefordshireLocal Authority

Hereford and South HerefordshireConstituency

HR1 1UUPostcode

6.2

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Herefordshire, West Midlands.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,089 pupils.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 10 Feb 2026 · published 19 Apr 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation 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

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 45.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 46.8%
EBacc average point score: 4.05

Ethnicity

White

83%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Pupils

1,089

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

16%

England average

27%

First language not English

17%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 1,089
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
19 Oct 2021	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
3 Jun 2019	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.