Blue Coat Church of England Academy
Birmingham Street, Walsall, WS1 2ND
Local ranking9th of 19 secondary schools in Walsall
Ofsted: Good
Secondary
Phase
900
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 37.4 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 18.2% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 40.9% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 15.6% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 3.1 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 154
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 90.0%
- Continued in education
- 88.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 61.0%
- Higher education
- 47.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 6.0%
- Not sustained
- 20.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25C-
Avg A-Level Grade
25.1
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
28.1
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
42
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 7.1% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 26.2
- 16-18 Cohort
- 170
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 967
- Boys
- 470 (49%)
- Girls
- 497 (51%)
- Capacity
- 900 (107% full)
- SEND
- 19.6%
- FSM Eligible
- 56.1%
- EAL
- 63.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.9%
- SEN Support
- 16.8%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.0:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 56.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,298/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 28.0% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- Not applicable
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- Asian Pakistani: 37.0%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 11.0%
- White British: 9.3%
- White Other: 7.9%
- Other: 7.9%
- Asian Other: 6.1%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 3.5%
- Black Caribbean: 3.5%
37.0%
Asian Pakistani
11.0%
Asian Bangladeshi
9.3%
White British
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 138606
- UKPRN
- 10038039
- Establishment No.
- 4004
- Trust
- BLUE COAT CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMY (WALSALL) TRUST