Blue Coat Church of England Academy, Walsall

In its own words: "As an Academy with profound ideals based upon our Christian foundation, we strive to introduce Christian aspects of teaching into all that we do. During Form time each day all students participate in a daily act of Worship which includes prayer and time for reflection."

In 2026, pupils at Blue Coat Church of England Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 36.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 43.9 in Walsall and 47 across England.

22% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 39% in Walsall and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 37.4.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.02: pupils made about average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 33.5, against 40.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 6.9 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 21 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Business Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 130 families put Blue Coat Church of England Academy as their first choice and 372 named it as one of their preferences, for 154 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 11 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Blue Coat Church of England Academy are Walsall Studio School (0.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 32.8); Queen Mary's Grammar School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 72.6); Queen Mary's High School (0.6 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 74.1); and Joseph Leckie Academy (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.9).

Blue Coat Church of England Academy's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Blue Coat Church of England Academy is run by its own single-school academy trust.

Of the 144 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 93% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 30% to a further education college and 1% to an apprenticeship.

Of the 56 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 64% went on to university or other higher education and 7% into work.

58.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 63.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (50%), Black (20%) and Mixed (8%).

The nearest railway station is Walsall Rail Station, about 710 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Pool Street (adjacent), 110 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Blue Coat Church of England Academy stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 612 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and vehicle crime. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Walsall (297), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Blue Coat Church of England Academy issued 31 suspensions, 3.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Blue Coat Church of England Academy are Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School (under 0.1 miles), Blue Coat Church of England Aided Junior School (under 0.1 miles), Chuckery Primary School (0.4 miles) and Caldmore Primary Academy (0.4 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.