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THE BLUE COAT SCHOOL BIRMINGHAM

FOUNDED BY THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND IN 1722

Welcome

Buttons Nursery

We welcome children aged 2 to 3 years to our Buttons Nursery. Buttons Nursery has its own purpose-built building with a newly refurbished early years playground

Buttons Nursery2-3 Years

Pre-Prep

The Pre-Prep Department looks after children aged 3 to 7 years beginning with entry to Transition at the age of 3 years.  We have two Pre-Prep buildings which benefit from a library, gymnasium, music and ICT room.

Pre-Prep3-7 years

Prep

In the Prep Department we move to 4-form entry and welcome many new pupils to The Blue Coat School. The children become increasingly independent, moving around the campus and using specialist facilities including the Science Lab, Art and DT Studios, the ICT Suite and Music Centre.  The House system begins and forms a very special part of daily life as the children spend time in their Houses before and after school.

Prep7-11 Years

School Life

The Blue Coat School provides a stimulating environment and a wide variety of opportunities and experiences. We aim to nurture well-rounded, confident and articulate young men and women. The individual gifts of your child will be encouraged and celebrated within a community based on Christian values. All staff actively promote the fundamental British Values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs.

 

Our Values

Be Truthful Patient & Kind

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Cheerfully Try Hard

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Show Respect

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ADMISSIONS

We welcome children from the age of 2 years to Buttons Nursery. Three-form entry in Pre-Prep moves to four-form entry in Prep, allowing for an intake into Year 3 at the age of 7 years. Entry to Prep is determined by an Entrance Test. Scholarships and means-tested Bursaries are available to internal and external candidates for entry to Year 3 each September.

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“Blue Coat embodies all aspects of a happy school – it enables the children to fulfil their potential in a caring way.”

BLUE COAT PARENT

“It is hard to think of a boy or girl who will not find something in this rich educational environment that will set them on a path of engagement, adventure and high aspiration.”

GOOD SCHOOLS GUIDE

“Pupils of all ages and abilities make excellent progress overall…(and their) attitudes to learning are outstanding.”

INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS INSPECTORATE

“Blue Coat has always had a real sense of family. It is not a small school, but it feels like one.”

BLUE COAT PARENT

“Students get extensive exposure to extracurricular activity without losing focus on academic rigour.”

BLUE COAT PARENT

“The facilities are excellent at Blue Coat, there’s no other school in Birmingham like it.”

BLUE COAT PARENT

Prelude Concert

12th October 2018

Wednesday morning started in fine style with the first Prelude Concert of the year in the School Hall. The Prelude concerts give pupils working from roughly Grade 3 upwards the chance to perform to an audience, and they showcase the most able young BCS musicians. Performing a range of pieces on a wide variety of…

Back to the Stone Age

5th October 2018

Monday 1st October began in the strangest of fashions for Year 3. Upon walking into the hall, they travelled back in time to 3.5 million years ago and were greeted by two very friendly Stone Age cavemen! Communication seemed a little hard at first as our ancestors spoke in their mother tongue of grunts however…

Firefighters visit Pre-Prep

Year 2 enjoyed a very interesting visit from the firefighters from White Watch at Bournebrook Fire Station this week as part of their topic about The Great Fire of London. The children learned about what to do if they found a fire and the importance of not making hoax calls. They also saw how quickly…

The Friends’ Firework Extravaganza

FIREWORKS EXTRAVAGANZA Friday 9th November 2018 Book your tickets here now!  It’s back, and planning to be bigger and better than last year. Yes, it can only be one thing – The Friends of The Blue Coat School Fireworks Extravaganza! The Fireworks Extravaganza is the next in a host of events organised throughout the academic…

BCS Languages Week

28th September 2018

This week has passed by in a blur of different languages – I have barely known whether to greet people in Gaelic, German, French or Italian – indeed what a merveilleuse week it has been!  It kicked off with Year 6 visiting Pre-Prep on Monday, to read them a story in French and to teach…

Copper Poppy Commemoration Project

On Friday 21 Sept, the Creative Arts Department presented an Assembly to Prep to launch the Copper Poppy Project. We welcomed our Artist-in-Residence, Stephen Whitehead, who introduced the project; together with memorabilia and artefacts from WW1, he explained the importance of commemoration and remembrance. The children sat riveted as Stephen demonstrated how they will make…

Battle of the Seasons!

21st September 2018

This week, Class 2S presented a very seasonal class assembly. Part of this included a ‘Battle of the Seasons’. Dressed in colours appropriate to each time of year, groups of children explored why their season was the best. They argued the merits of the weather, activities and events that were associated with each one. At…

Professor McGinty’s Time Travelling Machine

On Tuesday Year 6 travelled back in time to 492 BCE with the help of Professor McGinty’s amazing time travelling machine. This was a whirlwind adventure through Ancient Greece involving much humour and laughter, along with a wealth of information and fascinating facts about daily life, education, Gods, temples and battles. It was a valuable…

Junior Language Challenge Success

14th September 2018

On Thursday 13th September Caitlin, Lydia, Henry, Boyi and Priyam from years 4 and 5 went to Fairfield Preparatory School in Loughborough to take part in the Junior Language Challenge semi-finals.  Having qualified in the first round of Spanish in the spring, the children had been learning Khmer (the official language of Cambodia) using the…

Year 1 Stay Safe!

Year 1 had an exciting start to their ‘Road Safety’ topic this week.  A road safety expert from Birmingham City Council came in to talk to each class about how to keep safe whilst out walking and when in a car.  He brought this to life through role play giving the children a chance to…

“Blue Coat embodies all aspects of a happy school – it enables the children to fulfil their potential in a caring way.”

BLUE COAT PARENT

“It is hard to think of a boy or girl who will not find something in this rich educational environment that will set them on a path of engagement, adventure and high aspiration.”

GOOD SCHOOLS GUIDE

“Pupils of all ages and abilities make excellent progress overall…(and their) attitudes to learning are outstanding.”

INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS INSPECTORATE

Contact Us

The Blue Coat School

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The Blue Coat School
Somerset Road, Edgbaston
Birmingham
B17 0HR

Get In Touch

Tel: 0121 410 6800 – Main Reception
Tel: 0121 410 6807 - Admissions

Email: info@thebluecoatschool.com - General
admissions@thebluecoatschool.com - Admissions

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