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Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College

URN: 111396

Address: Melbourne Road, Blacon, Chester, Cheshire, CH1 5JH

Rating and reports

Inspection outcome

The overall outcome of the inspection on 28 November 2023 was:

Requires Improvement

Quality of education:

Requires Improvement

Behaviour and attitudes:

Good

Personal development:

Good

Leadership and management:

Requires Improvement

Requires Improvement

All reports

  1. School inspection: Requires ImprovementSchool inspection, PDF - 25 March 2024
    PDF – Published

  2. School inspection: Requires ImprovementSchool inspection, PDF - 06 December 2021
    PDF – Published

  3. Monitoring visit Monitoring visit, PDF - 23 November 2020
    PDF – Published

  4. Full inspection: GoodFull inspection, PDF - 29 February 2016
    PDF – Published

  5. Monitoring visit Monitoring visit, PDF - 04 February 2014
    PDF – Published

  6. Full inspection: Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 27 November 2013
    PDF – Published

  7. Full inspection: SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 28 March 2012
    PDF – Published

  8. Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit, PDF - 04 January 2010
    PDF – Published

  9. Full inspection: SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 02 April 2009
    PDF – Published

  10. Full inspection: SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 14 March 2006
    PDF – Published

  11. Full inspection Full inspection, PDF - 26 May 2000
    PDF – Published
  12. Opened

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About Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College

  • Type: Secondary
  • Boarding: No
  • Religious character: None
  • Local authority: Cheshire West and Chester

Pupils

  • Age Range: 11 - 16
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Number of pupils: 723
  • School capacity: 750

Location

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  • Address: Melbourne Road, Blacon, Chester, Cheshire, CH1 5JH
  • Region: North West

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