SCHOOL PROFILE

Blue Coat Church of England Aided Junior School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 104230
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 360 Published school capacity
Capacity used 101.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 7 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

5 March 2025
Latest published outcome Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Walsall
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 366 366 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 188 51.4% of pupils
Male pupils 178 48.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

51.6%
26.8 pts above England
School 51.6%
Walsall 36.6%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

54.9%
34.6 pts above England
School 54.9%
Walsall 24.3%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.3%
0.7 pts below England
School 0.3%
Walsall 0.4%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Pakistani
23.0%
84
African
21.0%
77
White British
9.8%
36
Caribbean
8.7%
32
Bangladeshi
6.8%
25
White and Black Caribbean
5.7%
21
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 20.2% 74 of 366 pupils
0.6 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 20.2%
Walsall 20.5%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 16.7% 61 pupils
England 14.8% 1.9 pts above
EHC plans 3.6% 13 pupils
England 6.0% 2.5 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 31
Social, emotional & mental health 21
Moderate learning difficulty 12
No specialist assessment yet 4
Physical disability 2
Severe learning difficulty 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

70.0% 9.6 pts above England
School 70.0%
Walsall 58.2%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

79.0%

5.2 pts above England

School 79.0%
Walsall 72.1%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

75.0%

4.7 pts above England

School 75.0%
Walsall 67.8%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

75.0%

3.0 pts above England

School 75.0%
Walsall 70.0%
West Midlands 71.4%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.55%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.67 pts lower than England
School 5.55%
Walsall 6.88%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

12.67%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.15 pts lower than England
School 12.67%
Walsall 19.49%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.81%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.00 pts lower than England
School 0.81%
Walsall 1.95%
West Midlands 1.82%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

101.7% 13.5 pts above England
Blue Coat Church of England Aided Junior School
101.7%
Walsall
97.4%
West Midlands
91.3%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information