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Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College

Melbourne Road
Blacon
Chester
CH1 5JH
01244 371475

Details

School type
Maintained SchoolFoundation school
Education phase
Secondary
Post 16 / Sixth form
No
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 16
Religious denomination
None
Admission policy
Non selective
Number of pupils
452
Girls
48.5%
Boys
51.5%
Pupils with special education needs
2.2%
Eligible for free school meals
31.2%
Pupils whose first langauge is not English
3.8%

Rating

OFSTED rating
Good View Ofsted report

School Performance - KS4 Secondary

KS4 pupils
62
School❚ Local Authority❚
Girls
35
Boys
27
Disadvantaged pupils
32
Attainment 8 - Overall
37.1
Attainment 8 - English
7.3
Attainment 8 - Maths
7.1
Attainment 8 - EBacc
9.0
Attainment 8 - Open
13.7
Progress 8 - Overall
-0.55
Progress 8 - English
-1.05
Progress 8 - Maths
-0.56
Progress 8 - EBacc
-1.02
Progress 8 - Open
0.07

Post KS4 destinations

Pupils staying in education or employment
56
Education
39
Sixth Form - School
5
Sixth Form - College
3
Further education
28
Other education
3
Employment
13
Apprenticeship
4

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