Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College
Foundation school in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester.
School details
| Phase | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Type | Foundation school |
| Age range | 11 to 16 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | None |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 651 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 750 |
| Free school meals | 48.50% |
| Trust or sponsor | Blacon High School Trust |
| Local authority | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Address | Melbourne Road, Blacon, Chester, Cheshire, CH1 5JH |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.blaconhighschool.net/ |
| Telephone | 01244371475 |
| URN | 111396 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 12 May 2026, published 24 June 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 28 November 2023, published 24 March 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- Chester International School (secondary school, about 3.9 km)
- Queen's Park High School (secondary school, about 3.9 km)
- The Catholic High School, Chester (secondary school, about 4.1 km)
- Upton-by-Chester High School (secondary school, about 4.5 km)
- The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School (secondary school, about 5.1 km)
- The Whitby High School (secondary school, about 6.8 km)
- Christleton High School (secondary school, about 7.2 km)
- Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy (secondary school, about 7.6 km)
Browse: Secondary schools in Cheshire West and Chester
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.