Blue Coat Church of England Academy
About the school
Blue Coat Church of England Academy is an open secondary school in Walsall.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 25 January 2023
- Published
- 8 March 2023
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 37.4
- Walsall
- 43
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Walsall
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 18.20%
- Walsall
- 38.70%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 40.90%
- Walsall
- 57.00%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 15.60%
- Walsall
- 36.00%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.06
- Walsall
- 3.77
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C-
Average A-level points
- School
- 25.14
AAB or better
- School
- 7.10%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
967
Girls
51.40%
Boys
48.60%
SEN support
16.75%
Education, health and care plan
2.90%
English as an additional language
63.50%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
56.09%
Overall absence
8.79
Persistent absence
28.03
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
145
Sustained education or employment
90%
Education
88%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
7%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
51
Sustained education or employment
61%
Higher education
49%
Further education
6%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
4%