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THE BLUE COAT SCHOOL BIRMINGHAM

FOUNDED BY THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND IN 1722

Welcome

Nursery

We welcome children to our Nursery in the September following their 3rd birthday. The Nursery have their own Chromebooks and benefit from visits to the Forest School and the Pre-Prep gymnasium.

Nursery3-4 Years

Pre-Prep

Children progress from our Nursery to join Reception at the age of 4 years. We continue to nurture their talents, language, social skills and physical development, preparing them for the move up to Prep at the age of 7 years.

Pre-Prep4-7 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 3 years to our 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

Distance Learning – Week 4

22nd May 2020

Buttons and Transition children have enjoyed learning about recycling and looking after our environment this week in their topic: Precious World. They have also started to learn about money and have had great fun playing shops and counting pennies. Transition children have also learnt all about the ‘j’ sound. In Reception the children created starry…

Pupils receive a Golden Letter

Blue Coat children were delighted to receive a special delivery this week. A shiny golden envelope addressed to them was delivered in the post! Mr Neeson has been missing the opportunity to invite the children to his Golden Table on Fridays and decided to send them a letter asking them to create their own Golden…

Week 3 Distance Learning

15th May 2020

Buttons, Transition and Reception have thoroughly embraced their topic work this week. Our World: Out of this World saw the children go on a journey into outer space just like Baby Bear from Jill Murphy’s Whatever Next. Sebby had fun getting into character and boarded his own cardboard box ready to take off! Meanwhile lots…

Distance Learning Week 2

7th May 2020

Thank you so much for continuing to share pictures of your children working at home on the BCS Distance Learning programme as well as the other activities they have been doing. This week we have watched Arjun Dev’s video about his mini-diary, read a new Isolation poem written by Freya Mangotra and a Covid-19-inspired ode…

Though We’re in Lockdown, We Won’t be Knocked Down

Since the release of Chaplain’s “Looking To The Rainbow” lockdown song last week, performed by members of the The Blue Coat School Chapel Choir, the video has now been shared and watched by in excess of 20,000 people worldwide! We have featured on social media and in the Press and on Monday we even made…

BCS Launches Distance Learning Programme

1st May 2020

The start of Trinity term 2020 was not how anyone had envisaged back at the beginning of the academic year but thanks to the hard work of the staff over the Easter holidays and with the continued support of our Blue Coat families, BCS learning went online! Pupils were delighted to see video messages from…

Pupils Sing Song of Hope

29th April 2020

If getting to grips with Distance Learning was not enough, our intrepid Music Department and Chaplain have been working extremely hard behind the scenes on the creation of a Blue Coat School Lockdown Song. Just as a beautiful and bright rainbow brings hope of things getting better after a storm, members of Chapel Choir have…

Mrs Lynn’s Sewing Bees

15th April 2020

It has been a strange few weeks for everyone. Life has certainly taken on a different form but one thing we can celebrate is the BCS spirit – ‘individually strong, unbreakable as one’. The School has continued to remain open for families of Key Workers, supporting them as they go to work on the front…

British Science Week

20th March 2020

Last week, schools across the nation celebrated British Science Week 2020.  The theme was ‘Our Diverse Planet’. Year 1 and 2 were delighted to welcome the brilliant Dr Jenny Watson to Blue Coat.  Dr Watson led an extremely engaging and enjoyable activity into the science of creating bubbles.  We created our own bubble mixture, discussed…

BCS Young Musician of the Year

13th March 2020

BCS Young Musician After a week of wonderful music-making, the BCS 2020 Music Festival reached it’s final cadence in a crescendo of incredible musicianship. We were delighted to welcome Mrs Iona Zuiderwijk to spend the day at Blue Coat, judging our 94 semi-finalists during the day and selecting the eventual 16 finalists to perform in…

“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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