OFSTED
25 January 2023
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Walsall
Trust
BLUE COAT CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMY (WALSALL) TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
972
972 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
489
50.3% of pupils
Male pupils
483
49.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
33.8 pts
above England
School
58.6%
Walsall
36.6%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
43.3 pts
above England
School
63.6%
Walsall
24.3%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.7 pts
above England
School
1.7%
Walsall
0.4%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Pakistani
32.3%
314
African
16.8%
163
Bangladeshi
9.4%
91
White British
8.2%
80
Any other White background
7.0%
68
Any other Asian background
5.5%
53
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
21.0%
204 of
972 pupils
0.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.7 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.5 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
37.4
1.8 pts
below England
Latest published: 0.02 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
8.79%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.57 pts
higher than
England
School
8.79%
Walsall
6.88%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
28.03%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
12.22 pts
higher than
England
School
28.03%
Walsall
19.49%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.28%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.47 pts
higher than
England
School
3.28%
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 secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
108.0%
15.7 pts
above England
Blue Coat Church of England Academy
108.0%
Walsall
105.0%
West Midlands
94.1%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.