Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College, Coventry

In 2026, pupils at Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College averaged an Attainment 8 score of 52.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 44.5 in Coventry and 47 across England.

53% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in Coventry and 47% in England.

That is up from 51.2 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.32: pupils made above 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 42.7, against 56 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 13.3 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 22 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and History.

For September 2026 entry, 341 families put Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College as their first choice and 811 named it as one of their preferences, for 275 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 96 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College are Meadow Park School (0.9 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 33.1); Sidney Stringer Academy (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 42.3); Eden Girls' School, Coventry (1.2 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 65.2); and Stoke Park School (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44.9).

Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College is one of 8 schools run by Inspire Education Trust, an academy trust.

Of the 262 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 89% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 23% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 0% into work.

Of the 176 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 77% went on to university or other higher education, 4% to apprenticeships and 6% into work. 19% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

42.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (31%), White British (25%) and Asian (23%).

In 2026, 307 pupils (16.9%) received SEN support and 40 (2.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

The nearest railway station is Coventry Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Blue Coat School (outside), 80 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 607 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, public order offences and other theft. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Coventry (253), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College issued 269 suspensions, 15.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 6 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College are All Saints Church of England Primary School (0.3 miles), Gosford Park Primary School (0.4 miles), Aldermoor Farm Primary School (0.7 miles) and Southfields Primary School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.