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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

Prospectus Request

Request a hard copy of our prospectus through the post or create your own digital prospectus by choosing your areas of interest. View online and receive a copy via email.

BCS Sport

At The Blue Coat School, our vision for Sport is to offer pupils a broad, balanced programme which is tailored to each individual and prepares children for a lifelong involvement in sport through a culture that promotes sporting excellence.

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

Goodbye and Good Luck!

12th July 2019

It’s time for us to say goodbye We’re sad to leave you all behind But all the joy we’ve known here We hold within our hearts The memories we have made here Right from the start We’re moving on to pastures new And teachers, we will all miss you   You’ve cared for us and…

Two Super Sports Days!

The Junior and Senior events took place in the final week of term on consecutive days and began with the now traditional circuit of the field as the House Captains led their teams out waving their House flags. House Results Collecting the most points, the Sports Day Senior House Winners were Ishan Bradstock  (56 Points)…

Prep Summer Concert

5th July 2019

The Summer Concert held on Thursday evening was a jamboree of music magnificence. It is wonderful to see the Music Department working so effectively as a team to provide the children with outstanding opportunities to perform together in their groups and ensembles. ‘Fiddlesticks’, our Pre-Prep Ensemble, played in the School Hall to great acclaim. With…

Year 6 Production

28th June 2019

The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe Magical. Mysterious. Memorable! This week, the Year 6 play transported its audiences to C S Lewis’s Narnia – a land where apparently ‘eternal’ winter is eventually melted by Aslan’s sacrifice. This much-loved classic took on a fresh twist, with the composition of a brand-new original score by Mr…

Transition and Reception’s Thanksgiving Service

The three Transition classes have been to chapel this week to celebrate their first year in school. Parents were invited to join us for an assembly where the children looked back at some of the things they have enjoyed this year and also talked about what they are looking forward to in their Reception classes….

The Friends’ Summer Fayre

21st June 2019

This year the weather turned against us and resulted in some last-minute planning changes to enable the Fayre to continue whilst keeping everyone out of the rain! We are indebted to the support of the Estates and Sports Centre teams who helped us execute the last-minute plans. Our revised programme utilised the Astro Turf for…

St Margaret’s Charity Day

14th June 2019

The girls of St Margaret’s have been busying themselves since the Easter Break, when they were were presented with the “Fiver Challenge”. With a real entrepreneurial attitude the girls set about making  their fivers work! They became supermarket bag packers, car and ambulance washers, bakers, sewing Bees, Buskers, marathon runners, readers, Pom-pom makers, card makers,…

Our World, Your World

Children in Pre-Prep have been very busy this week exploring different aspects of the world around them. The week began with a trip to Prep’s assembly where the theme of “Our World, Your World” was introduced. Activities have included using Google Earth to consider how we fit into the World, looking at how we can…

Year 4 Residential Trip

Day 1 A fantastic first day is coming to an end here at Colomendy and our Year 4s are smiling as they walk back down to the site after their night hike. The staff here at the Kingswood site engage with the children so well, and it didn’t take long to be out and about…

Year 3 Sorting Hat

7th June 2019

The Sorting Hat made an exciting appearance in the School Hall today to sort next year’s Year 3 into their new Houses! Both the current Blue Coat Year 2 children and new children from other schools took it in turns to have their place in the sorting spotlight. Would it be St George’s, St Philip’s,…

“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

Address

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

Registered Charity No. 1152244

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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