The Blue Coat CofE School
Secondary schoolThe Blue Coat CofE School is a secondary school in Oldham, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It had 1,702 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Outstanding (overall), November 2022
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 29 November 2022
- Overall effectiveness
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at The Blue Coat CofE School was 57.0, against 42.6 in Oldham and 46.2 in England.
68.3% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Oldham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 57.0 | 42.6 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 68.3% | 39.1% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 85% | 58.5% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 246 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Holy Cross Ceva Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)180 m
- Beever Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)250 m
- Westwood Boys SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file530 m
- Horton Mill Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade. 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)820 m
- SEE (Oldham)Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file860 m
- The Springboard ProjectSpecial. Good (overall), March 2024870 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Oldham
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).