Blaise High School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Bristol, City of
Station Road, Bristol, BS10 7QH
58
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 27/09/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
89.8%
29.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
914
Capacity used
Nearly full92%
990 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
122 of 122 families who put it first got an offer
201
Places offered
275
Total applications
1.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 122 | 122 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 69 | 31 | ● 45% |
| 3rd preference | 84 | 3 | ● 4% |
| Total | 275 | 156 | 57% |
1st preference success by year
Bristol, City of lets families list 3 preferences. 9 applications came from outside the council area (4 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Nat Nabarro
- Address
- Station Road, Henbury, Bristol, BS10 7QH
- Phone
- 01179030100
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Ward / constituency
- Henbury and Brentry · Bristol North West
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 147219
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 45% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 26% | — | — |
| SEN support | 17% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST
914 pupils · 990 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
27 September 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 958 pupils
Attendance
89.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
29.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 40.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.30 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 40% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 54% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.53 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | — | — | — |
Average grade: NE (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 45 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 51.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 66% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 25.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.94 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 156 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 144 | 18% | 53% | 72% | |
| Mathematics | 143 | 24% | 62% | 76% | |
| Combined Science | 142 | 22% | 56% | 70% | |
| English Literature | 141 | 22% | 64% | 77% | |
| Geography | 86 | 13% | 56% | 67% | |
| Art and Design | 72 | 7% | 67% | 88% | |
| History | 67 | 31% | 52% | 64% | |
| Religious Studies | 28 | 25% | 68% | 68% | |
| Computer Science | 27 | 30% | 70% | 85% | |
| Spanish | 24 | 13% | 63% | 67% | |
| French | 23 | 26% | 78% | 83% | |
| Polish | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Bristol, City of council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.