The Blue Coat CofE School | School performance

88%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

74%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

59.1

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

88%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1371.3

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,669

Pupils · 2024/25

15%

EAL · 2024/25

11%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

88%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

74%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

59.1

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

88%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1371.3

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,669

Pupils · 2024/25

15%

EAL · 2024/25

11%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

88%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

74%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

59.1

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

88%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1371.3

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,669

Pupils · 2024/25

15%

EAL · 2024/25

11%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 29/11/2022

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityOldham

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio16.6:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterChurch of England

StatusOpen

Overview of The Blue Coat CofE School · Secondary with sixth form · Oldham

Part ofCRANMER EDUCATION TRUST

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

88%

+3pp

89%86%82%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 88%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

74%

+10pp

76%70%63%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 74%

Attainment 8

59.1

+3.0

61.958.054.0

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 59.1

EBacc entry

88%

-3pp

96%92%87%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 88%

EBacc APS

1371.3

+22.0

1511.01344.31177.6

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 1371.3

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS

35.5

-1.4

37.936.735.5

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 35.5

A-level value added

-0.17

-0.1

+0.10.0-0.2

'17'18'19'24'25

'25 · -0.2

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

17%

-4pp

21%18%15%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 17%

Average A-level grade

B-

B-B-B-

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · B-

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

1,669

Pupil : teacher ratio

16.6

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

15%

FSM eligible

17%

SEN

Overall absence

Persistent absence

11%

Contact

Address

Egerton Street, Chadderton, Oldham, OL1 3SQ

Local authority

Oldham

Website

https://www.blue-coat.org/

Telephone

01616241484

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	88%	74%	59.1	Not applicable	88%	1371.3	89%	1,669
2023/24	84%	64%	56.1	+0.50	91%	1349.3	93%	1,692
2022/23	86%	68%	57.4	+0.57	96%	1312.7	96%	1,680
2021/22	89%	76%	61.9	+0.78	91%	1511.0	91%	1,683
2018/19	82%	63%	54.0	+0.35	87%	1177.6	87%	1,683
2017/18	86%	69%	56.6	+0.52	88%	1130.0	88%	1,640
2016/17	82%	61%	56.5	+0.44	84%	—	85%	1,593

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	35.5	B-	-0.17	17%	224
2023/24	37.0	B-	-0.09	21%	231
2022/23	35.7	B-	—	15%	217
2021/22	37.9	B-	—	21%	199
2018/19	35.6	B-	-0.14	17%	206
2017/18	33.6	C+	-0.13	13%	215
2016/17	33.1	C+	+0.10	20%	206

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	1,669	15.5	8%	15%	17%	5%	11%
2023/24	1,692	16.6	7%	16%	13%	5%	12%
2022/23	1,680	16.1	7%	14%	12%	5%	10%
2021/22	1,683	15.5	7%	12%	12%	6%	13%
2020/21	1,720	16.5	6%	12%	9%	—	—
2018/19	1,683	16.9	6%	10%	13%	4%	7%
2017/18	1,640	15.7	6%	9%	12%	4%	6%
2016/17	1,593	16.4	6%	8%	12%	4%	7%