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The Blue Coat School Basingstoke
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Western Way, Basingstoke RG22 6HA · tbcsbasingstoke.org · 01256 322691
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 33.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Hampshire 45.5, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Hampshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.3
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 837
- 84% of 1,000 places
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 34.2%
- First language not English
- 18.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Hampshire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 55 families put the school first and 180 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 | 180 | 55 | 0.3 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 127 | 84 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 200 | 96 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 197 | 139 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 198 | 134 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 33.1, and 19.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Hampshire it was 45.5, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼33.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼19.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼44.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼10.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.75 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 116427)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sixth form college | 35.4 | −13.8 |
| Further education | 44.1 | +6.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.7 | +0.6 |
| Employment | 4.3 | +0.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.3 | +6.2 |
| Activity not captured | 3.1 | +0.5 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 116427)
Ofsted
The Blue Coat School Basingstoke was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 7 February 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 7 Feb 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 116427)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jun 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 116427), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Mar 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Jun 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 116427)
Mar 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 116427)
Feb 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 116427)