Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College

Secondary · Cheshire West and Chester · CH1 5JH · URN 111396

Ofsted Requires improvementLast inspected 2023-11-28Cohort 651Non-selective

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 4 results

GCSE outcomes at the end of Year 11, so they describe a secondary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 133

3 of 4 headline figures1 figure withheldArea average from 39 schools in Cheshire West and Chester

Attainment 8 score
The average grade across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
33.2
Cheshire West and Chester 38.62England 46.1
5.4 below the area average of 38.6
Overall standards
Progress 8 score
Progress from the same key stage 2 starting points, where 0 is average.
Withheld
Progress from starting points
Grade 5 or above in English and maths
17.3%
Cheshire West and Chester 35.2%England 45.9%
17.9 percentage points below the area average of 35.2
Academic stretch
Grade 4 or above in English and maths
36.8%
Cheshire West and Chester 51.7%
14.9 percentage points below the area average of 51.7
Overall standards
EBacc average point score
2.59
Cheshire West and Chester 3.31England 4.07
0.7 below the area average of 3.3
Academic stretch
Achieved the EBacc at grade 5 or above
3%
Cheshire West and Chester 13.1%England 17.6%
10.1 percentage points below the area average of 13.1
Academic stretch
Entered the EBacc subjects
8.3%
Cheshire West and Chester 29.4%
21.1 percentage points below the area average of 29.4
Context only, not scored
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort
44.4%
Cheshire West and Chester 34.7%
9.7 percentage points above the area average of 34.7
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
133
Cheshire West and Chester 110
23.4 above the area average of 109.6
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Cheshire West and Chester	Against national	Feeds
Attainment 8 scoreThe average grade across eight qualifications, including English and maths.	33.2 Cheshire West and Chester 38.62England 46.1	5.4 below the area average of 38.6	12.9 below the national figure of 46.1	Overall standards
Progress 8 scoreProgress from the same key stage 2 starting points, where 0 is average.	Withheld	No local comparison	No national comparison	Progress from starting points
Grade 5 or above in English and maths	17.3% Cheshire West and Chester 35.2%England 45.9%	17.9 percentage points below the area average of 35.2	28.6 percentage points below the national figure of 45.9	Academic stretch
Grade 4 or above in English and maths	36.8% Cheshire West and Chester 51.7%	14.9 percentage points below the area average of 51.7	No national comparison	Overall standards
EBacc average point score	2.59 Cheshire West and Chester 3.31England 4.07	0.7 below the area average of 3.3	1.5 below the national figure of 4.07	Academic stretch
Achieved the EBacc at grade 5 or above	3% Cheshire West and Chester 13.1%England 17.6%	10.1 percentage points below the area average of 13.1	14.6 percentage points below the national figure of 17.6	Academic stretch
Entered the EBacc subjects	8.3% Cheshire West and Chester 29.4%	21.1 percentage points below the area average of 29.4	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort	44.4% Cheshire West and Chester 34.7%	9.7 percentage points above the area average of 34.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	133 Cheshire West and Chester 110	23.4 above the area average of 109.6	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Cheshire West and Chester · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Secondary classes: 21.7 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 7.4% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 48.5% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 24.9% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 9pupils per adult
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 13.9pupils per teacher
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 84.3% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-11-10. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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