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FOUNDED BY THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND IN 1722
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.
A packed Blue Coat School Chapel resounded to shouts of welcome yesterday as the Lord Bishop of Birmingham formally introduced our new Chaplain Becky Drake. The gathered pupils, staff, governors and a number of parents (including Becky’s) were given the opportunity to get to know both Becky and her “other boss” the Bishop. Amongst other…
At 2pm the School Hall was full of colour and excitement as Prep gathered for the House Shout competition. This year’s theme was ‘Hello’. First up it was St Margaret’s who performed a lovely version of ‘Hey Soul Sister’ with their very own lyrics. They made the most of their musical talent and had some…
On Friday 29th March 2019, the marquee was full of children, parents, other relatives, friends and staff moving around admiring and finding out facts about the many and varied heroes on display. One fact was made crystal clear, and that was that all the children in Year 4 are heroes! The effort, interest and enthusiasm…
Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge. Carl Sagan On Wednesday evening, the marquee was the venue for The Blue Coat School Year 6 Science Fair 2019. All of our Year 6 children have worked extremely diligently throughout this term and they have produced 76 creative projects…
Karen is The BCS Young Musician of the Year 2019! After two weeks of amazing music-making, Mrs Nadia Hinson, our esteemed adjudicator, chose Karen to be this year’s worthy winner! Karen, currently working toward Grade 7 piano and Grade 6 viola, is a member of The Royal Birmingham Junior Conservatoire Orchestra. She thrilled a packed…
Sirens could be heard on the school playground this morning but luckily there wasn’t an emergency to tend to. As parents, children and staff assembled, the familiar sight of green t-shirts meant only one thing – yes, it was St. George’s House Charity Day! The boys began their assembly with a quick introduction to George,…
2F performed their class assembly this week to both Reception and then KS1 respectively. The theme of the assembly was based around Science, connecting to our scientific learning as part of British Science Week. Our assembly asked the question: what if science didn’t exist? The moral of the story quickly revealed that in fact, science…
The fourth BCS Experience Day took place on Wednesday and we were delighted to welcome twenty Year 4 pupils from St Mary’s Primary School in Harborne. The children enjoyed the opportunity to participate in painting and felting workshops. During the art session, children learned about the work of Hundertwasser, and they then created their own vision…
There was no sign of any Blue Coat children this Thursday but we were joined by Alice in Wonderland, Fantastic Mr Fox, Matilda, Mary Poppins, and Stick Man as children and staff alike celebrated World Book Day. Favourite stories were shared, bookmarks were made and a character hunt was undertaken as the children participated enthusiastically…
On Monday, Year 4 children came fully prepared for an exciting day of Tudor activities in their Tudor outfits! They were invited into Lord North’s manor (the school hall) and were summoned to carry out many duties. These included everyday tasks such as ink making and writing, scent bag making (to keep the plague away),…
The Blue Coat School
Somerset Road, Edgbaston
Birmingham
B17 0HR
Tel: 0121 410 6800 – Main Reception
Tel: 0121 410 6807 - Admissions
Email: info@thebluecoatschool.com - General
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Announcing our new BCS Music Summer School.
