The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School
Secondary school in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester. Standards maintained (Apr 2025).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 20 November 2019, report published 6 January 2020, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Since then: ungraded inspection
Inspected 30 April 2025, report published 9 June 2025.
Standards maintained
An ungraded inspection is a shorter visit to check that a school is still at the grade it was given at its last full inspection. It doesn’t award a new grade. More about ungraded inspections.
Next inspection: around April 2029
The last inspection was in April 2025. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2030 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby secondary schools
- 0.8 milesChester International School
Good (Feb 2022)
- 0.8 milesQueen's Park High School
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Feb 2025)
- 1.2 milesThe Catholic High School, Chester
Report card, May 2026: 7 expected
- 1.4 milesChristleton High School
Good (May 2024)
- 2.1 milesUpton-by-Chester High School
Standards maintained (Feb 2025)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.