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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

Year 6 visit France

10th May 2019

After an early start on Bank Holiday Monday, Year 6 arrived at Château d’Ebblinghem. The château is set in a beautiful rural location 8km east of St Omer on the Opal Coast in northern France, just 45 minutes from the Channel Tunnel. The children soon began exploring the grounds and enjoying a scavenger hunt. A…

Year 5 does Bushcraft!

After a safe journey Year 5 arrived at Bushcraft, Cholmondeley Estate, Cheshire. There was much excitement as the children found out about their tribes and their tents. Tribes are the groups the children spend the day activities in, and their tent buddies are the ones the children chose together before they left. Alice, the Bushcraft…

U9s start season with a triple win!

CRICKET  U9A Cricket v Solihull School Date: Tuesday 7th May Result: BCS win by 13 runs Most Valued Player: Dylan Ram Report: A brilliant start to the Cricket season saw the U9As comfortably take control of all aspects of the game against Solihull. Fielding first, Harris opened the bowling with a selection of fast and…

Welcome to our New Chaplain!

5th April 2019

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…

House Shout

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…

Year 4 Are Heroes!

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…

Year 6 Science Fair

29th March 2019

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…

BCS Young Musician of the Year

22nd March 2019

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…

St George’s Charity Day

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,…

Celebrating British Science Week

15th March 2019

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…

“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
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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