The Blue Coat School

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

LiverpoolLocal Authority

Liverpool WavertreeConstituency

L15 9EEPostcode

9.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Blue Coat School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Liverpool, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,232 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 79.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 97.7%
EBacc average point score: 7.8

Ethnicity

White

33%

Asian

36%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

15%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,232

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

12%

England average

27%

First language not English

21%

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: Average
Total pupils: 1,232
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
18 Dec 2022	Good	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good
22 Nov 2012	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.