Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College

Melbourne Road, Blacon, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, CH1 5JH

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About this school

Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College is a Foundation school serving secondary age pupils, located in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire. The school has 705 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Requires improvement (graded inspection, 28 November 2023). Last inspected 12 May 2026. The Headteacher is Rachel Hudson. The school is administered by Cheshire West and Chester local authority. It belongs to Blacon High School Trust.

School details

Headteacher

Rachel Hudson

Trust

Blacon High School Trust

Local authority

Cheshire West and Chester

Gender

Mixed

URN

111396

Contact

Admissions

Applications for places at Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College are handled by the school or the local authority (Cheshire West and Chester). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

• Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
• Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
• EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →

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