Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College

State-Funded School

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West MidlandsRegion

CoventryLocal Authority

Coventry SouthConstituency

CV1 2BAPostcode

7.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Coventry, West Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,815 pupils. Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College is part of Inspire Education Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 51.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 56.3%
EBacc average point score: 4.66

Ethnicity

White

33%

Asian

23%

Black

31%

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,815

Total Pupils

47%Boys

53%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

26%

England average

27%

First language not English

43%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,815
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Inspire Education Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
6 Jul 2023	Outstanding	Good	Outstanding	Good	Good
6 Jul 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.