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In 2026-27, places at The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School ran out under criterion 4; we hold no distance for that year. We hold 1 earlier year of published distances for this school.
In 2026-27, The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School received 599 applications for 202 places offered — around 3.0 per place offered. 219 named it as a first preference, or about 1.1 first choices per place offered.
The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School has an upcoming open event: open day on Wednesday, 25 November 2026. Seeing the school in person is the best way to judge whether the cut-off numbers above should worry you.
| Year | Last distance offered | Places | Applications | 1st preferences |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027-28 | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-27 | Ran out under criterion 4 | 202 offered | 599 | 219 |
| 2025-26 | 0.74 mi | 202 offered | 674 | 224 |
| 2024-25 | — | 209 offered | 624 | 213 |
| 2023-24 | — | 206 offered | 663 | 253 |
| 2022-23 | — | 208 offered | 565 | 193 |
| 2021-22 | — | 196 offered | 635 | 216 |
| 2020-21 | — | 209 offered | 616 | 231 |
| 2019-20 | — | 209 offered | 600 | 169 |
| 2018-19 | — | 170 offered | 561 | 175 |
| 2017-18 | — | 165 offered | 523 | 145 |
| 2016-17 | — | 162 offered | 570 | 179 |
| 2015-16 | — | 172 offered | 540 | 200 |
| 2014-15 | — | 169 offered | 480 | 170 |
12 earlier years of Year 7 figures
Last distance offered, places, applications and first preferences for Year 7 entry, 2014-15 to 2025-26, where the council published them, are part of Pro.
Verified from official sources across all four UK nations — when a figure isn't confirmed, we show nothing, never a guess.How to read this: the last distance offered is an outcome of each admission round — how far from the school the final offer reached after places were allocated under the published criteria. It is not a catchment boundary and it moves every year with sibling numbers, birth-year cohort size and application patterns.
Figures come from the local authority's published allocation data. Some councils publish the National Offer Day figure, which can understate the final September position after waiting-list movement — always confirm with the admissions authority before relying on a single year.
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