Secondary
The Blue Coat School Basingstoke
Western Way, Basingstoke, RG22 6HA
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 837 of 1000 places
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Trust
- SOUTH FARNHAM EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Ofsted
Last inspected February 2023
Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)GCSE results
20%
33.1
7th of 7 by our score, among the secondary schools in Basingstoke we can score - 9 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 33.1 |
| EBacc average point score | 2.75 |
| Entered the EBacc | 10% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 44% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 20% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Western Way, Basingstoke, RG22 6HA
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Hampshire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Jane Halsey
- Address
- Western Way, Basingstoke, RG22 6HA
- Telephone
- 01256322691