The Blue Coat School Basingstoke
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Basingstoke, South East RG22 6HA · Hampshire
#600 of 679 secondary schools in South East
#3674 of 4,090 nationally
About The Blue Coat School Basingstoke
The Blue Coat School Basingstoke is a academy secondary located in Basingstoke, in the Hampshire local authority of South East, England. It caters for Ages 11–16. In 2025 it enrolled 837 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 18.1 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools in England and 600th of 679 ranked secondary schools in South East. Its strongest component is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (34th percentile), and its weakest is attainment 8 (12th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 837; capacity filled 83.7%; grade 4+ english & maths 44%; ebacc average points 2.75.
There are 50 schools in Basingstoke; The Blue Coat School Basingstoke ranks 48th of 49 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)33.1
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)19.5%
- A level points per entry (10%)–
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)34.2%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for The Blue Coat School Basingstoke by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 837
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 34.2%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 83.7%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 33.1
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 19.5%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 44%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 2.75
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
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Schools near The Blue Coat School Basingstoke
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
Basingstoke · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
222 students · 228 m away
Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School
Basingstoke · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–16
894 students · 623 m away
Park View Primary School
Basingstoke · Local authority primary · Ages 2–11
432 students · 713 m away
Brighton Hill Community School
Basingstoke · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
1,284 students · 733 m away
Kings Furlong Junior School
Basingstoke · Local authority primary · Ages 7–11
227 students · 1.0 km away
Chalk Ridge Primary School
Basingstoke · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
283 students · 1.0 km away
Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery
Basingstoke · Academy primary · Ages 2–7
193 students · 1.1 km away
Cranbourne
Basingstoke · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–16
1,088 students · 1.1 km away
Chiltern Primary School
Basingstoke · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
170 students · 1.4 km away
Manor Field Junior School
Basingstoke · Local authority primary · Ages 7–11
214 students · 1.5 km away
Similar schools
Academy secondary schools in South East with a comparable Pupils on roll.
Beechwood School
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838 students
The Arnewood School
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839 students
Mulberry Academy Hastings
Hastings · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
833 students
King Ethelbert School
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845 students
Altwood Church of England School
Maidenhead · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
846 students
New Line Learning Academy
Maidstone · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
826 students
Frequently asked questions
Is The Blue Coat School Basingstoke a good school?
The Blue Coat School Basingstoke has a Success Index (England) of 18.1 out of 100 (Lower 50% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #600 of 679 in South East. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does The Blue Coat School Basingstoke rank in South East?
The Blue Coat School Basingstoke ranks #600 of 679 secondary schools in South East and #3674 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend The Blue Coat School Basingstoke?
The Blue Coat School Basingstoke had 837 students in 2025.
Is The Blue Coat School Basingstoke a primary school or a secondary school?
The Blue Coat School Basingstoke is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–16. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near The Blue Coat School Basingstoke?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of The Blue Coat School Basingstoke; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.