Blue Coat Church of England Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–18 · Walsall
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Not published
From Walsall Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2022–2024 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Blue Coat Church of England Academy is a secondary school in Walsall for ages 11–18 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 25 January 2023. Walsall has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
Blue Coat Church of England Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Not published |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 18% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Walsall.
- At A level in 2024/25, the average grade was C- (England B-), with progress from GCSE to A level below average.
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 130 first-choice applications for 154 offers; 119 went to first-choice families, and 11 first-choice families (8%) were not offered a place.
- 58.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 40.8% across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Walsall.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Walsall schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Birmingham Street, Walsall, WS1 2ND
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Walsall
- Pupils on roll
- 972 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 58.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 25 January 2023
Strengths
- “Blue Coat Church of England Academy is an inclusive school where kindness flourishes.”
- “There are positive relationships between staff and pupils.”
- “Staff know their pupils well, and pupils feel cared for.”
To improve
- “Leaders are working towards ensuring that pupils in key stage 4 study the suite of subjects which makes up the English Baccalaureate (EBacc).”
- “However, pupils in the older years do not have many opportunities to develop a love of reading.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 March 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 18% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 37.4 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 130 first-preference applications, 154 offers in total, 119 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Walsall.
- Walsall Studio School 0.3 mi Not judged
- Queen Mary's Grammar School 0.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Queen Mary's High School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Joseph Leckie Academy 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- West Walsall E-ACT Academy 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Aldridge School - A Science College 2.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Willenhall E-ACT Academy 2.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Barr Beacon School 2.8 mi Good Last distance published