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Blaise High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Sponsored academy
Station Road, Henbury, Bristol BS10 7QH · blaisehighschool.co.uk · 0117 903 0100
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 45
- average Attainment 8 score. Bristol, City of 46.4, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 914
- 92% of 990 places
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 44.7%
- First language not English
- 27.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 112 families put the school first and 176 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 176 | 112 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 201 | 122 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 190 | 108 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 199 | 101 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 180 | 124 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 45, and 51.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Bristol, City of it was 46.4, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●45 | 46 | ||
| ▲51.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ●66.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼25.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ●3.94 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 138217)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 15.6 | −1.5 |
| Sixth form college | 4.5 | −4.7 |
| Further education | 55.9 | +14.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.7 | −1.6 |
| Employment | 1.7 | −6.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 13.4 | −0.4 |
| Activity not captured | 7.3 | +1.4 |
Ofsted
Blaise High School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 27 September 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 27 Sept 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Nov 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 138217), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Nov 2018Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 138217)
May 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 138217)
Jun 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 138217)
What parents said
44% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (116 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 44%
- Replies
- 116
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 84% who raised concerns
based on the 52% who had a child bullied
based on 36 parents (31%) with SEND