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Blue Coat Church of England Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Birmingham Street, Walsall WS1 2ND · bluecoatacademy.org · 01922 720558
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jan 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 37.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Walsall 42.9, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 972
- 72 over 900 places · 108%
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 59.5%
- First language not English
- 63.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 130 families put the school first and 154 places were offered; 92% 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 | 154 | 130 | 0.8 | 92% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 149 | 148 | 1 | 78% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 156 | 151 | 1 | 83% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 153 | 134 | 0.9 | 87% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 158 | 136 | 0.9 | 90% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 37.4, and 18.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Walsall it was 42.9, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (25.1 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼37.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼18.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼40.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼15.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.06 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 61.8 | +20.7 |
| Sixth form college | 0.7 | 0 |
| Further education | 29.9 | −11.2 |
| Other education | 0.7 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.7 | −0.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.5 | −4.3 |
| Activity not captured | 2.8 | −3.6 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42 students | C- (25.1) | Below average -0.24 | |
| 42 students | C- (25.2) | Below average -0.25 | |
| 32 students | Merit (26.2) | Below average -0.47 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 47 | D (21.3) | -0.39 |
| 2022/23 | 37 | D+ (24.3) | — |
| 2021/22 | 38 | D+ (24.9) | — |
| 2018/19 | 52 | D (19.6) | -0.21 |
| 2017/18 | 20 | D+ (22.5) | -0.16 |
| 2016/17 | 39 | C- (25.2) | +0.12 |
| 2015/16 | 54 | D+ (22.4) | -0.16 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 64.3 | +8 |
| Further education | 7.1 | −0.7 |
| Employment | 7.1 | −0.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 16.1 | −4.2 |
| Activity not captured | 5.4 | −0.9 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 25 January 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Blue Coat Church of England Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 24 Jan 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Sept 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
80% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (10 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 80%
- Replies
- 10
- 1% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 50% who raised concerns
based on the 70% who had a child bullied