The Blue Coat School Basingstoke
Basingstoke, RG22 6HA · Hampshire · secondary school
65th of 67 secondary schools in Hampshire we can score, 69 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Its results hold up when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — 0.2/10 against 701 of them, against 0.3/10 nationally. So this is not simply a reflection of who attends. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 19.5 · 3 | 45% | 0.15 |
| Ofsted | 5 | 40% | 0.22 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 33.1 · 3 | 15% | 0.05 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. In 2024/25, 19.5% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths, while the national median Attainment 8 was 44.6, compared to the school’s 33.1. Ofsted rated the school "Requires improvement" in February 2023. Its results are much the same when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds, so the gap is not explained by intake (0.2 out of 10 against similar schools, 0.3 out of 10 against all schools).
Beyond the classroom. Pupils can join Lego, Warhammer, and mindfulness colouring clubs, or play basketball, football, and trampolining.
Getting in. The school has 896 pupils in a capacity of 1000, leaving 104 spare places. This means the school has a little room, but is fairly full.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils in closing the gap between their current Attainment 8 and the national median? What specific actions are being taken to address the "Requires improvement" rating from the 2023 inspection? How do the current club and sport offerings engage students who may not be participating in academic subjects?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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