Blue Coat Church of England School and Music CollegeMeadow Park School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Coventry.
Summary of the comparison
Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College and Meadow Park School are secondary schools in Coventry.
Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Meadow Park School scores 35 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College is ahead on our composite score.
Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College was judged Good and Meadow Park School was judged Requires improvement.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 51.2 for Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College and 34.9 for Meadow Park School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College (53.4 in 2021-22, 51.2 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Meadow Park School (43.9 in 2021-22, 34.9 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | CoventryBlue Coat Church of England School and Music College | CoventryMeadow Park School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C64/100Stronger figure | F35/100 | |
| Local ranking | 7th of 22 in Coventry Stronger figure | 22nd of 22 in Coventry | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | Ofsted: Requires improvement | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,749 | 803 | |
| Capacity | 1,795 | 910 | |
| Location | Coventry, CV1 2BA | Coventry, CV3 4BD | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 51.2 Stronger figure | 34.9 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 56.3% Stronger figure | 26.5% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 76.8% Stronger figure | 48.3% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 51.0% Stronger figure | 27.2% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.66 Stronger figure | 3.16 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 263 | 147 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 160 | 8 | |
| A-level average points | 33.5 Stronger figure | 20.0 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | D | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 33.2 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 11.3% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,749 | 803 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 28.6% | 41.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 39.6% | 40.0% | |
| SEN support | 16.5% | 17.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.6% | 1.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.2% Stronger figure | 12.2% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 19.2% Stronger figure | 34.4% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College
Meadow Park School
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