The Blue Coat School Basingstoke
Secondary school in Basingstoke, Hampshire. Requires improvement (Feb 2023).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 7 February 2023, report published 23 March 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
This grade was given to Aldworth School (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. The Blue Coat School Basingstoke hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
Requires improvement overall. Not yet good. Schools with this grade were normally inspected again within 30 months. 11% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Requires improvement.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| 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.
Next inspection: around August 2025
The last inspection was in February 2023. Schools graded requires improvement were normally inspected again within 30 months. It’s now later than the usual gap, so an inspection could happen at any time.
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 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby secondary schools
- 0.4 milesBishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next (Sep 2023)
- 0.5 milesBrighton Hill Community School
Report card, Jun 2026: 4 strong, 2 expected
- 0.7 milesCranbourne
Report card, Jan 2026: 1 strong, 4 expected, 1 needs attention
- 1.7 milesThe Costello School
Report card, Feb 2026: 6 expected
- 1.8 milesThe Vyne Community School
Report card, Jun 2026: 4 expected, 2 needs attention
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.