Liverpool Blue Coat School
About the school
Liverpool Blue Coat School is a state-funded grammar school in North West England.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 8 November 2022
- Published
- 18 December 2022
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Good
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 79.5
- Liverpool
- 42.1
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Liverpool
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 97.70%
- Liverpool
- 38.10%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 98.90%
- Liverpool
- 57.30%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 96.00%
- Liverpool
- 35.80%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 7.8
- Liverpool
- 3.64
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- A-
Average A-level points
- School
- 47.26
AAB or better
- School
- 58.20%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1248
Girls
52.88%
Boys
47.12%
SEN support
7.93%
Education, health and care plan
0.24%
English as an additional language
20.20%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
17.69%
Overall absence
3.28
Persistent absence
3.44
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
182
Sustained education or employment
100%
Education
99%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
0%
Not sustained
0%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
176
Sustained education or employment
91%
Higher education
76%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
11%