Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College

Term dates

This school's own term dates broadly match Coventry council's, so the council's dates are shown here. INSET days can differ, so check the school's calendar for those.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

Apply for a secondary school place on GOV.UK

How places are given: as a Church of England school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.

For the sixth form, apply to the school directly.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 341 families put this school as their first choice, and 275 places were offered. 245 of the families who put it first got a place (72%). More families put it first than there were places.

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Ofsted inspection

Latest graded inspection, 10 May 2023. Overall: Good

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership and management

Outstanding

Sixth form

Outstanding

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–18

Pupils

1815 (capacity 1795)

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Church of England

Diocese

Diocese of Coventry

Academy trust

INSPIRE EDUCATION TRUST

Phone

02476223542

Address

Terry Road, Coventry, CV1 2BA

Website

bluecoatschool.com

Official school record, including Ofsted reports