The Blue Coat CofE School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Nov 30 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Oldham
Unique reference
137133
Address
Egerton Street, OL1 3SQ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1692 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
49.3%
Girls
50.7%
First language not English
15.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
15.1%
Persistent absence
10.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
4.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 64.9%
Pakistani 9.5%
African 7%
Bangladeshi 4.7%
Mixed 3.9%
Unclassified 2.9%
Chinese 1.6%
Other Asian 1.3%
Other Black 1.2%
Other White 1.1%
Indian 1%
Caribbean 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Irish 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.57
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.18
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 96%
Local authority average 39%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 68%
Local authority average 38%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 57.4
Local authority average 43
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 5.27
Local authority average 3.69
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Additional Mathematics FSMQOther General Qualification (Level 3)14
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE14
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE38
BiologyGCSE49
Business Studies:SingleGCSE39
ChemistryGCSE49
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE39
Design & TechnologyGCSE55
English LanguageGCSE257
English LiteratureGCSE256
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

The Blue Coat CofE School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
229
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
578
2nd preference
634
3rd preference
261
From another Local Authority
297
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
221
2nd preference
6
3rd preference
2
To another Local Authority
81
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes21.3
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
243
115
128
Year 8
243
119
124
Year 9
248
110
138
Year 10
249
126
123
Year 11
263
139
124
Year 12
223
116
107
Year 13
223
110
113
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
92.0%
84.8%
85.6%
Further education
16.0%
34.4%
35.4%
School sixth form
50.0%
14.6%
36.6%
Sixth form college
25.0%
35.4%
13.0%
Other education destinations
SP
0.3%
0.5%
Entering employment
2.0%
3.7%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
3.0%
2.9%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
3.0%
7.8%
5.9%
Destination unknown
SP
0.8%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
78.0%
71.0%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
43.0%
16.8%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
1.0%
2.8%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
6.0%
2.4%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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