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The Blue Coat School Basingstoke

Basingstoke and Deane, RG22 6HASecondaryAges 11–16MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Requires Improvement
Feb 2023
Progress 8
No data
First choices / offers
0.3×
First choices did not exceed offers made
55 1st-choice / 180 offers made
Ranking
Not ranked

About The Blue Coat School Basingstoke

The Blue Coat School Basingstoke is a state-funded secondary school in Basingstoke and Deane, South East, for pupils aged 11 to 16 for boys and girls. DfE data records 837 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 1,000.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Requires Improvement (7 Feb 2023). the published Attainment 8 score was 33.1 for 2024/25. admissions data records 55 first-preference applications and 180 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 16 years
GenderMixed
AddressWestern Way, Basingstoke, Basingstoke and Deane, RG22 6HA
HeadteacherMiss Jane Halsey
Local AuthorityHampshire
Number of Pupils837
Free School Meals (FSM)34.3%
School Capacity837 / 1,000 (84% full)

Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

7 Feb 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & Attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Requires improvement

Source: Ofsted, 23 Mar 2023. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

DyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

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The Blue Coat School Basingstoke has been rated "Requires Improvement" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report for the findings and subsequent monitoring.