Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College, Chester

At age 16 (%)

No data for age 18

'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2022.

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College

Melbourne Road, Blacon, Chester CH1 5JH

http://www.blaconhighschool.net/

Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College is a non-selective secondary school maintained by the local authority (Cheshire West and Chester). It has about 720 boys and girls aged between 11 and 16. In November 2023 the school was rated ‘Requires Improvement’ by Ofsted.

Relative weaknesses include Destinations and Progress.

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
2.4		The Catholic High School, Chester
2.4		Queen's Park High School
2.4		Chester International School
2.6		Upton-by-Chester High School
3.2		The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School
4.2		The Whitby High School
4.4		Christleton High School
4.7		Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
5.2		Ellesmere Port Church of England College
7.6		South Wirral High School
8.1		Neston High School
9.2		Helsby High School

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Environment: About average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are quite low, while crime is very high.

Admissions: About average. The occupancy rate is roughly average and the offer rate is quite low. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix is out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is in balance with the local community.

Finances: Poor. However, the school budget has been roughly in balance

Attainment: Poor. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Progress: Poor. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Attendance: Poor. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very high.

Disadvantaged pupils: Poor. Progress up to age 16 is poor. Destinations at 16 are poor. There is no information for students aged 16-18.

Destinations: Poor. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is very low.

Sixth form: There is no sixth form at this school.

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Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

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