Academy · Cheshire West and Chester
The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School
- Secondary
- Ages 11–18
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Term dates checked
Term dates
This school's own term dates broadly match Cheshire West and Chester council's, so the council's dates are shown here. INSET days can differ, so check the school's calendar for those.
2026/27
2027/28
Admissions
Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.
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How places are given: as a Church of England school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.
For the sixth form, apply to the school directly.
How many families applied: Year 7
For September 2026, 219 families put this school as their first choice, and 202 places were offered. 199 of the families who put it first got a place (91%). More families put it first than there were places.
| Entry | Places offered | Put it first | Got their first choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 202 | 219 | 91% |
| September 2025 | 202 | 224 | 88% |
| September 2024 | 209 | 213 | 95% |
Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.
Before and after school
This club is registered with Ofsted at the school's postcode, so usually run on the school site:
- Stagecoach Chester. Ofsted report
Ask the club or the school about times, prices and places. More clubs nearby.
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection, 20 November 2019. Overall: Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
Short (ungraded) inspection, 30 April 2025: Standards maintained.
From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.
About and location
- Type
- Academy
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Pupils
- 1253 (capacity 1200)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chester
- Academy trust
- THE BISHOPS' BLUE COAT CHURCH OF ENGLAND HIGH SCHOOL
- Phone
- 01244313806
- Address
- Vaughans Lane, Great Boughton, Chester, CH3 5XF
- Website
- bishopschester.co.uk
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.