Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College

Academy converter · Secondary school · Coventry, Coventry
CV1 2BA
Composite score
64.0

School overview

Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College is a secondary school serving Coventry, Coventry, classified by the DfE as an academy converter with a Church of England religious character. It has 1,749 pupils aged 11 to 18 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College 'Good'. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 51.2, above the national average of 46. That is down 0.9 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 25% of secondary schools nationally.

56% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, above the national average of about 45%. 77% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#781
National rank
#61
In West Midlands
#4
In Coventry
Top 25%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
51.2
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
56%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
77%
% EBacc grade 5+
20%
EBacc average points score
4.66

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision
Outstanding

School profile

Pupils on roll 1,749 % FSM ever-6 28.6% % EAL 39.6% Age range 11–18 Gender Mixed Religious character Church of England

Location

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