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The Blue Coat School Basingstoke

Academy sponsor led · Basingstoke · RG22 6HA

Ages 11–16 · 837 pupils · Hampshire

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2023-02-07

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill84%

837 pupils · 1,000 places

Pupils on roll
837
Boys / girls
431 / 406
School capacity
1,000
Capacity fill
837 / 1,000 (84%)
Free school meals
34.2%
FSM pupils
286
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 11–16

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: SOUTH FARNHAM EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Academy trust
SOUTH FARNHAM EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Sponsor
South Farnham Educational Trust
Headteacher
Miss Jane Halsey

Location

Address
Western Way
Postcode
RG22 6HA
Town
Basingstoke
County
Hampshire
Local authority
Hampshire
District
Basingstoke and Deane
Constituency
Basingstoke
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy sponsor led (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Basingstoke, Hampshire, 837 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 34.2%.

Open schools in Basingstoke
58
Secondary schools in Basingstoke
7
Academies among open schools in Basingstoke
21% (12)
Open schools in RG22
17
Secondary in RG22
3
Open schools in Hampshire LA
620
Secondary in Hampshire LA
67

Nearby secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • EM5+68%
    • Absence4.9%

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  • Brighton Hill Community School

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    • EM5+49%
    • Absence8.6%

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  • Cranbourne

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    • EM5+47%
    • Absence9.1%

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  • The Costello School

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    • EM5+45%
    • Absence8.9%

    1.7 miles away

  • The Vyne Community School

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    • Att839.1
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    • EM5+33%
    • Absence8.7%

    1.8 miles away

  • Everest Community Academy

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    Academy sponsor led · Secondary

    Basingstoke · RG24 9UP · Hampshire

    Ages 11–16

    • Att834.3
    • P8-1.1
    • EM5+22%
    • Absence11.0%

    2.3 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Jane Halsey
Telephone
01256322691
Website
www.tbcsbasingstoke.org

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