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The Blue Coat School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Church Road, Wavertree, Liverpool L15 9EE · bluecoatschoolliverpool.org.uk · 0151 733 1407
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 79.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Liverpool 42.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,232
- 95% of 1,300 places
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Free school meals
- 13.3%
- First language not English
- 20.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 197 families put the school first and 178 places were offered; 85% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 178 | 197 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 178 | 232 | 1.3▲ | 73% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 181 | 234 | 1.3▲ | 74% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 177 | 228 | 1.3▲ | 75% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 179 | 237 | 1.3▲ | 74% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 79.5, and 97.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Liverpool it was 42.1, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade A- (47.3 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲79.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲97.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲98.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲96.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲7.80 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 89.4 | +1.1 |
| Sixth form college | 5.6 | −3.9 |
| Further education | 3.4 | +2.8 |
| Other education | 0.6 | 0 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 0.6 | 0 |
| Activity not captured | 0.6 | 0 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 177 students | A- (47.3) | Above average +0.18 | |
| 177 students | A- (46.4) | Average +0.07 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 172 | A- (45.2) | +0.01 |
| 2022/23 | 172 | A- (47.4) | — |
| 2021/22 | 174 | A (49.4) | — |
| 2018/19 | 158 | B+ (44.8) | +0.11 |
| 2017/18 | 183 | B+ (42.1) | +0.08 |
| 2016/17 | 178 | B+ (43.4) | +0.20 |
| 2015/16 | 205 | B (40.4) | +0.05 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 77.9 | +9.5 |
| Further and other education | 1.8 | +1.2 |
| Further education | 0.6 | — |
| Other education | 1.2 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 2.3 | +1.2 |
| Employment | 10.5 | −6.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.1 | −3.9 |
| Activity not captured | 3.5 | −1.1 |
Ofsted
The Blue Coat School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 8 November 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 8 Nov 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Nov 2012
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2012Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Feb 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (144 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 86%
- Replies
- 144
- 12% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 62% who raised concerns
based on the 22% who had a child bullied
based on 27 parents (19%) with SEND