The Blue Coat CofE School

Egerton Street, Oldham, Lancashire, OL1 3SQ

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About this school

The Blue Coat CofE School is an Academy converter serving secondary age pupils, located in Oldham, Lancashire. The school has 1,669 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Outstanding (graded inspection, 29 November 2022). Last inspected 29 November 2022. The Headteacher is Rob Higgins. The school is administered by Oldham local authority. It belongs to CRANMER EDUCATION TRUST. The school has a Church of England religious character. It opened in 1 August 2011.

School details

Headteacher

Rob Higgins

Trust

CRANMER EDUCATION TRUST

Local authority

Oldham

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Church of England

URN

137133

Contact

Admissions

Applications for places at The Blue Coat CofE School are handled by the school or the local authority (Oldham). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

• Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
• Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
• Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
• EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

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