Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College

School overview

Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College is a secondary school serving Coventry, classified by the DfE as a converter academy 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. Competition for places is real here - 72% of first-choice applicants were offered a Year 7 place for September 2026 (341 first choices for 275 places). After Year 11, 94% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 7.5%. There are about 16.8 pupils per teacher. 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 above.