The Blue Coat School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 8 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Unique reference
- 137916
- Address
- Church Road, Wavertree, L15 9EE
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1252 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.4%
- Girls
- 52.6%
- First language not English
- 20.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 11.1%
- Persistent absence
- 4.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.8%
White British 33.8%
Indian 18.8%
Chinese 12.2%
Other Asian 9.5%
Mixed 6.4%
Other White 4.7%
Pakistani 4%
African 4%
Other 2.9%
Other Black 1.6%
Unclassified 1%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Irish 0.3%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.97
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.43
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 98%
Local authority average 34%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 99%
Local authority average 37%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 79.3
Local authority average 41.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 7.76
Local authority average 3.57
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Greek | AS level | 1 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 5 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 41 |
| Biology | GCSE | 182 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 120 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 182 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 98 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 31 |
| English Language | GCSE | 182 |
Admissions
The Blue Coat School
- Admission Policy
- Selective
- Total available places
- 181
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 234
- 2nd preference
- 68
- 3rd preference
- 58
- From another Local Authority
- 86
Offers
- 1st preference
- 172
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 61
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 183 82 101 |
| Year 8 | 180 82 98 |
| Year 9 | 179 81 98 |
| Year 10 | 179 79 100 |
| Year 11 | 179 84 95 |
| Year 12 | 179 93 86 |
| Year 13 | 173 92 81 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 97.0% 84.6% 86.5% |
Further education | 2.0% 26.9% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 91.0% 51.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 3.0% 4.6% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 1.3% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 4.6% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.8% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 7.2% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.8% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 91.0% 67.6% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 82.0% 21.7% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 80.0% 18.9% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 11.0% 1.0% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.9% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.1% 1.7% |