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Blue Coat Church of England Academy

Secondary Academy school in Walsall WS1 2ND

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  • School Reference Number: 138606
  • Address: Birmingham Street, Walsall WS1 2ND
  • Principal: Mr David Smith
  • Telephone: 01922 720558
  • Website: bluecoatacademy.org
  • Managing Organisation: Diocese of Lichfield
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy sponsor led
  • Phase: Secondary
  • Pupil Capacity: 900
  • Local Education Authority: Walsall
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 11 to 18
  • Religious Ethos: Christian
  • Admissions Policy: Non-selective
  • Active From: September 2012* (New Provision)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 24/09/2014

Rating published on 18/10/2014

Overall effectiveness: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

Sixth form provision: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
24 January 2023 9 March 2023 School inspection
30 January 2018 26 February 2018 Short inspection
24 September 2014 18 October 2014 Full inspection Good

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Information on this page is sumarised from two sources: EduBase, which is the government database of schools in England and Wales, and Ofsted, which is responsible for inspecting schools and educational establishments in England. You can view the full, unedited data from these providers below. Ofsted data will only be available for currently active registrations and recently closed registrations.

Unique Reference Number138606
Local Authority Code335
Local Authority NameWalsall
Establishment Number4004
School / College NameBlue Coat Church of England Academy
Establishment Type Code28
Establishment typeAcademy sponsor led
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code06
Reason establishment openedNew Provision
Open date01-09-2012
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 4
Phase of educationSecondary
Age range Low11
Age range High18
Boarders Code0
BoardersNot applicable
Nursery provisionNot applicable
Official Sixth Form Code1
Official sixth formHas a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code02
Religious characterChurch of England
Religious ethosChurch of England
Diocese CodeCE20
DioceseDiocese of Lichfield
Admissions Policy Code4
Admissons policyNon-selective
School capacity900
Special Classes Code0
Special classesNot applicable
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils932
Number of Boys461
Number of Girls471
Percentage Free School Meals48.30
Trust School Flag Code5
Trust School Flag Supported by a single-academy trust
Trusts Code2359
Academy trust or TrustBLUE COAT CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMY (WALSALL) TRUST
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorDiocese of Lichfield
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10038039
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date30-01-2025
StreetBirmingham Street
Locality
Address3
TownWalsall
County (name)West Midlands
PostcodeWS1 2ND
Websitehttp://www.bluecoatacademy.org/
Telephone01922720558
Headteacher/Principal titleMr
Headteacher/Principal first nameDavid
Headteacher/Principal last nameSmith
Headteacher/Principal Job TitlePrincipal
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provision
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providers
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeF
Government Office RegionWest Midlands
District CodeE08000030
DistrictWalsall
Ward CodeE05001316
WardSt Matthew's
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001562
Parliamentary ConstituencyWalsall and Bloxwich
Urban/Rural CodeA1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
GSS LA CodeE08000030
Easting401737
Northing298146
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Walsall 030
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Walsall 030B
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code999
Previous local authority
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN100071403861
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02002139
LSOA CodeE01010370
Free School Meals380
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN138606
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/138606
LAESTAB3354004
School nameBlue Coat Church of England Academy
Ofsted phaseSecondary
Type of educationAcademy Sponsor Led
School open date01/09/2012
Admissions policyNon-selective
Sixth formHas a sixth form
Designated religious characterChurch of England
Religious ethosChurch of England
Faith groupingChristian
Ofsted regionWest Midlands
RegionWest Midlands
Local authorityWalsall
Parliamentary constituencyWalsall and Bloxwich
Multi-academy trust UIDN/A
Multi-academy trust nameN/A
Academy sponsor UID2912
Academy sponsor nameDiocese of Lichfield
PostcodeWS1 2ND
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile5
Total number of pupils932
Statutory lowest age11
Statutory highest age18
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspection10257029
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of the ungraded inspection138606
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspection3354004
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionBlue Coat Church of England Academy
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionAcademy Sponsor Led
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspection2
Date of latest ungraded inspection25/01/2023
Ungraded inspection publication date08/03/2023
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?No
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeSchool remains Good
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspectionITS452677
Inspection typeAcademy First Section 5
Inspection type groupingAcademy First Section 5
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date24/09/2014
Publication date18/10/2014
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection138606
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection3354004
School name at time of latest graded inspectionBlue Coat Church of England Academy
School type at time of latest graded inspectionAcademy Sponsor Led
Current school type used for chart C6Academy sponsor led
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationN/A
Behaviour and attitudesN/A
Personal developmentN/A
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?N/A
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionGood
Previous inspection numberITS363685
Previous inspection start date25/05/2011
Previous publication date20/06/2011
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?No
URN at time of previous graded inspection104254
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection3354602
School name at time of previous graded inspectionBlue Coat Church of England Comprehensive School A Performing Arts Specialist College
School type at time of previous graded inspectionVoluntary Aided School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness3
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementRequires Improvement
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionRequires Improvement

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