Blaise High School

Blaise High School has demonstrated a good overall performance in its recent inspection, marking it as a positive force for education in the community. The school, which is part of the Greenshaw Learning Trust, has a clear and ambitious vision, aiming to help each pupil realize their potential while maintaining a calm and purposeful learning environment. Despite the rapid changes the school has undergone, most pupils exhibit good behavior and positive social interactions. However, there are some concerns about certain pupils understanding the school's behavioral expectations, indicating areas where improvement is necessary. In addition to its strengths, including a broad and ambitious curriculum and strong subject knowledge among teachers, there are aspects that require attention. This includes the need for more effective communication with parents and improved consistency in the implementation of the personal, social and health education curriculum. The sixth form provision is also noted as being beneficial, yet clarity in curricular guidance remains a focus for development. Overall, the school is well-positioned for ongoing improvement but must address existing areas of concern to ensure all pupils benefit from its offerings.

Strengths

• The school has a calm and purposeful learning environment.
• Pupils exhibit good behavior and develop positive relationships.
• The curriculum is broad and ambitious for all pupils.
• Teachers possess strong subject knowledge and effectively introduce new learning.
• Pupils receive timely support to improve their reading skills.
• There is a well-designed enrichment program for pupils with special educational needs.
• Students in the sixth form receive tailored guidance aligned to their aspirations.
• Staff feel supported and manage workloads effectively.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils do not fully understand the importance of behavior expectations.
• Communication with parents and carers needs improvement.
• The implementation of the PSHE curriculum is inconsistent across the school.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Blaise High School attended 89.8% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 29.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 14.4% of pupils at Blaise High School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Blaise High School had 15.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 17.0% of pupils at Blaise High School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 8.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

The school has resourced provision with 49 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Blaise High School received £10,773 and spent £8,677 for each of its 910 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £751,000 (£825 per pupil).

Across all 36 schools of Greenshaw Learning Trust, income was £8,062 and spending £7,907 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Blaise High School is part of Greenshaw Learning Trust, which runs 39 schools. The nearest others:

• Tyndale Primary School Yate
• Woodlands Primary School Bristol
• Yate Academy Yate
• Five Acres High School Coleford
• Hunts Grove Primary Academy Gloucester
• Waterwells Primary Academy Gloucester
• Holmleigh Park High School Gloucester
• Grange Primary Academy
• Hillside Primary School Gloucester
• Gloucester Academy Gloucester

What is Blaise High School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Blaise High School is Good, from an inspection in December 2023.

When was Blaise High School last inspected by Ofsted?

Blaise High School was last inspected in December 2023.

How many pupils does Blaise High School have?

Blaise High School has 914 pupils on roll.

What age range does Blaise High School cover?

Blaise High School for pupils aged 11 to 19.

What are Blaise High School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 45.7, and 41% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Blaise High School?

Blaise High School is at Station Road, Henbury, Bristol, Bristol, BS10 7QH.