Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School, Walsall
Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 7 in Walsall. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in July 2017. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in October 2022 did not change this grade. It was full in 2025, at 102% of capacity.
- Ofsted
- Good (2017)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Walsall (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School in detail
Getting a place at Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School
For September 2026 entry, 74 families put Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School as their first choice and 126 named it as one of their preferences, for 81 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School are Blue Coat Church of England Aided Junior School (0.1 miles, Good, 79% reading, 75% maths); Caldmore Primary Academy (0.3 miles, Good, 64% reading, 71% maths); St Mary's The Mount Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles, Outstanding, 83% reading, 83% maths); and Chuckery Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 85% reading, 75% maths).
Blue Coat Church of England Aided Junior SchoolCaldmore Primary AcademySt Mary's The Mount Catholic Primary SchoolChuckery Primary School
Who goes there
33.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 59.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are Asian (35%), Black (29%) and Mixed (15%).
Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School has a SEN unit for speech, language and communication needs and autism: 8 places, 8 pupils on roll.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Walsall Rail Station, about 790 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Six Ways Walsall (after), 120 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School 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 572 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.
Suspensions and exclusions
Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School are Blue Coat Church of England Academy (under 0.1 miles), Walsall Studio School (0.3 miles), Queen Mary's Grammar School (0.4 miles) and Queen Mary's High School (0.7 miles).
Blue Coat Church of England AcademyWalsall Studio SchoolQueen Mary's Grammar SchoolQueen Mary's High School
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoThis judgement is from July 2017, 9 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its July 2017 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
33.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SEN unit: Speech and language, Autism
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School
Before and after school care
Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Walsall
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School.
- Junior Adventures Group @ Bluecoat WS1190m away · Not yet graded
- St. Martin's Nursery School Pre-Prep and Wrap Around Care190m away · Not yet graded
- Junior Adventures Group @ Chuckery WS1670m away · Not yet graded
- Our Special Angels-Walsall Centre880m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School is a voluntary aided school, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Walsall's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School is in Walsall; for families living there:
Apply to Walsall for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 44
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 6
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 44 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 38 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
11 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Walsall is 20.5 (the median across 134 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Your chances of a place at Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
102%
Over capacity
276 pupils
270 places
6 pupils over capacity in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Walsall
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Walsall
Across Walsall council
Places available
3,855
Applications
3,340
Got 1st preference
93.8%
Got preferred school
98.3%
All primary applications across Walsall council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(6)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
38
SEN Support
19
EHC Plans
18.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School has a SEN unit for speech, language and communication needs and autism: 8 places, 8 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
314
Total Pupils
154
Boys
160
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
13
Teachers
24.2:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£53,787
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,117
Per pupil
£1896k
Total funding
£156k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.7%
Overall absence
20.7%
Persistent absence
198
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School
Questions parents ask about Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School
What is Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School's Ofsted rating?
Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in October 2022, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in July 2017, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School?
No fixed boundary. When Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School is oversubscribed, Walsall allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School?
Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School was full in 2025, at 102% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How many pupils go to Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School?
Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School has around 314 pupils on roll. 33% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School have specialist SEN provision?
Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School has a SEN unit for speech, language and communication needs and autism: 8 places, 8 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School?
6.7% of sessions were missed at Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School in 2024/25. 20.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School?
Apply through Walsall's coordinated admissions process, naming Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Ofsted's childcare register lists 4 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School: Junior Adventures Group @ Bluecoat WS1 (190m away, registered, not yet graded), St. Martin's Nursery School Pre-Prep and Wrap Around Care (190m away, registered, not yet graded) and Junior Adventures Group @ Chuckery WS1 (670m away, registered, not yet graded).
How many road collisions happen near Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 44 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 38 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 11 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Walsall is 20.5 (the median across 134 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School?
Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School is at Hanch Place, Walsall, West Midlands, WS1 3AF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)