Blythe Bridge High School
Academy converter in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
School details
| Phase | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy converter |
| Age range | 11 to 18 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective |
| Sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 1049 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 1072 |
| Free school meals | 16.10% |
| Trust or sponsor | JOHN TAYLOR MAT |
| Local authority | Staffordshire |
| Address | Cheadle Road, Blythe Bridge, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST11 9PW |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.bb-hs.co.uk |
| Telephone | 01782392519 |
| URN | 149376 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 6 May 2026, published 15 June 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Post-16 provision | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 25 May 2022, published 18 July 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
This graded inspection was of the predecessor school (Blythe Bridge High School, URN 124396).
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
- Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams (secondary school, about 3.3 km)
- Ormiston Meridian Academy (secondary school, about 3.8 km)
- The Cheadle Academy (secondary school, about 4.8 km)
- Painsley Catholic College (secondary school, about 5.0 km)
- Discovery Academy (secondary school, about 5.7 km)
- St Thomas More Catholic Academy (secondary school, about 6.2 km)
- Moorside High School (secondary school, about 6.6 km)
- Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy (secondary school, about 6.8 km)
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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.