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Blythe Bridge High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Cheadle Road, Blythe Bridge, Stoke-on-Trent ST11 9PW · bb-hs.co.uk · 01782 392519
On the mapSearch near ST11 9PW
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- May 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 46.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Staffordshire 43.9, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 4.58 mi
- 7.36 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Staffordshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,049
- 98% of 1,072 places
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 16.1%
- First language not English
- 2%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- John Taylor Mat
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 4.58 mi (7.36 km) from the school. Source: Staffordshire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 172 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.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 176 | 172 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 185 | 179 | 1 | 99% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 194 | 191 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 181 | 183 | 1▲ | 98% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 187 | 211 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 4.58 mi7.36 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 46.6, and 41.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Staffordshire it was 43.9, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (28.1 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●46.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼41.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ●64.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲90.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.51 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 124396)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 37.4 | −13.2 |
| Sixth form college | 12.8 | −5.3 |
| Further education | 38 | +22.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.7 | −2.3 |
| Employment | 3.2 | +0.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.7 | −2.6 |
| Activity not captured | 2.1 | +0.2 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 students | C- (28.1) | Below average -0.39 | |
| 50 students | C (28.4) | Below average -0.40 | |
| 36 students | Dist (34.8) | Average +0.20 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 58 | C- (28.1) | -0.38 |
| 2022/23 | 35 | C (29.1) | — |
| 2021/22 | 43 | C+ (31.8) | — |
| 2018/19 | 51 | C (30.2) | -0.24 |
| 2017/18 | 51 | D+ (24.9) | -0.50 |
| 2016/17 | 46 | D (21.2) | -0.44 |
| 2015/16 | 60 | D (20.4) | -0.43 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 53.3 | +7.8 |
| Further and other education | 2.7 | −0.3 |
| Further education | 1.3 | −0.2 |
| Other education | 1.3 | −0.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 8 | −2.6 |
| Employment | 30.7 | +0.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.7 | −3.4 |
| Activity not captured | 2.7 | −1.8 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Blythe Bridge High School on 6 May 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Post-16 provision: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 6 May 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Post-16 provision | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 124396), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
May 2022Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 124396)
Before September 2019
May 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 124396)
Mar 2014Requires 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 124396)