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The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School

The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School
Vaughans Lane
Great Boughton
Chester
Cheshire
England
CH35XF

📞 phone: 01244 313806

👩‍🏫 headteacher: Miss Helen Cairns

✉️ reveal email: jpr…@bishopschester.co.ukreveal

🌍 web: www.bishopschester.co.uk

1116 pupils mixed gender
1050 pupils capacity: 106% full

606 boys 54%

510 girls 46%

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Admissions policy
Non-selective
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Trust school
Supported by a single-academy trust
URN
136543
Education phase
Secondary
Religious character
Church of England
Establishment type
Academy converter
Establishment #
4623
Open date
1. April 2011
Reason open
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OSGB coordinates
Easting: 342202, Northing: 365589
GPS coordinates
Latitude: 53.184, Longitude: -2.8664
Accepting pupils
11—18 years old
Boarders
No boarders
Census date
20. January 2022
Ofsted last inspection
21. November 2019
Diocese
Diocese of Chester
Region › Const. › Ward
North West › City of Chester › Great Boughton
Free school meals %
14.60
Trust
THE BISHOPS' BLUE COAT CHURCH OF ENGLAND HIGH SCHOOL
Learning provider ref #
10033287

School governors

  • Mr Ian Wilson, Accounting Officer
    (1. January 2016—31. March 2023)
  • Mrs Alison Beasley, Chief Financial Officer
    (5. January 2012—None)
  • Chester Diocesan Board of Education, Member
    (18. March 2011—None)
  • Mr Julian David Annison, Trustee
    (1. June 2019—31. May 2023)
  • Dr Timothy Noakes, Trustee
    (1. April 2015—1. April 2023)
  • Mr Eamonn Coffey, Trustee
    (30. September 2020—31. August 2022)
  • Dr Elaine Hemmings, Trustee
    (18. December 2016—18. December 2024)
  • Mrs Lynn Carstens, Member
    (22. November 2017—11. October 2022)
  • Mr Ian Wilson, Trustee
    (1. January 2016—31. March 2023)
  • Mr Ralph Mainard, Trustee
    (24. September 2018—12. September 2022)
  • Professor Nigel John, Trustee
    (11. March 2023—11. March 2027)
  • Mr Keith Marcroft, Trustee
    (1. April 2019—1. April 2023)
  • Mr Christopher Woods, Trustee
    (1. April 2023—31. March 2025)
  • Mrs Justine Bryant, Trustee
    (9. December 2019—27. July 2022)
  • Mr David Walsh, Chair of Trustees
    (1. April 2019—12. September 2022)
  • The Right Reverend Mark Tanner, Member
    (12. May 2020—None)
  • Revd Paul Towner, Trustee
    (2. November 2020—2. November 2024)
  • Dr Michael Bird, Trustee
    (6. September 2021—6. September 2025)
  • Dr Laura Edwards, Trustee
    (6. September 2021—6. September 2025)
  • Mrs Sonja High, Trustee
    (6. September 2021—6. September 2025)
  • Mr Ralph Mainard, Chair of Trustees
    (13. September 2022—24. September 2026)
  • Mr David Walsh, Trustee
    (6. May 2019—6. May 2023)
  • Mr Ralph Mainard, Member
    (12. September 2022—None)
  • Mr Andrew Hardman, Trustee
    (31. October 2022—30. October 2026)
  • Mr Jonathan Price, Trustee
    (31. October 2022—30. October 2026)
  • Professor Graeme White, Member
    (4. November 2022—None)
  • Miss Helen Cairns, Trustee
    (1. April 2023—None)
  • Mr Steven Corley, Trustee
    (1. April 2023—31. March 2027)
  • Ms Sarah Emes-Young, Trustee
    (1. April 2023—31. March 2027)
  • Ms Helen Cairns, Accounting Officer
    (1. April 2023—31. March 2023)
  • Miss Helen Cairns, Accounting Officer
    (1. April 2023—None)
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