Category: Old Scholars

18th July 23

On Friday 7 July, the Chapel was filled with BCS pupils from past and present, staff from past and present, Governors and friends of the School as we came together to bid farewell to the four Houses of St Margaret’s, St Monica’s, St Philip’s and St George’s. It was a beautiful service with memories and…

11th July 22

What a super weekend it has been to mark the 300th anniversary of the Blue Coat School. Complete with musical entertainment, all the fun of the fair, a spectacular fireworks display and a delicious lunch with special guest, Denise Lewis, it has certainly been a weekend to remember. We welcomed guests old and new, from…

9th July 21

On Monday we were delighted to welcome back many of the Class of 2020 for our annual Old Scholars’ Hockey match. Though the challenge of self-isolation and injury unfortunately kept some of our former pupils away, we had a fantastic turnout and a competitive tournament ensued. Mr Harrison would have been as proud as Mrs Bennett and…

28th May 21

This week we marked 299 years since our school’s foundation was laid, with our annual Founders’ Day service. For years we have celebrated this moment in St Philip’s Cathedral- the original site of the school- but this year due to Covid we gathered with year 6 in Chapel, fully donned in their Best Blue, and…

15th May 20

We hope you enjoyed the Bank Holiday last Friday and were able to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of VE Day in some way during the lockdown. From your photos many of you made the most of the lovely weather and decorated your houses with home made bunting. A couple of our former pupils have the…

5th July 19

Over the last three weeks, we have been delighted that Scarlett Brunning, a former pupil and a keen poet, has returned to Blue Coat to run a series of poetry workshops with some of our Year 4 children. During the three sessions, the children learned about different types of poetic language and techniques, such as stanzas,…

21st June 19

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…

24th May 19

This morning we were delighted to welcome back former pupil Mike King who had arranged for a visit by thirty-nine students from Bao-Lai Junior High School and seven Year 6 pupils from Jian-Shan Primary School. The children sing in an Indigenous Taiwanese Choir and come from Kaohsiung in Southern Taiwan. Bao-Lai Junior High has only…

24th May 19

The children donned their best blue on Tuesday afternoon to mark our 297th Birthday with a wonderful Founders’ Day service at St Philip’s Cathedral. Our Year 6s reminded us of our School’s history, which began with the Revd William Higgs and his team back in 1722. The children acted out the story and reminded us…

14th December 18

Our wonderful Chaplain received a fitting send off this week for the 14 years of love, care and laughter she has brought to the BCS community. A special ‘This is Your Life’ presentation, some beautiful Chapel services and a special surprise in this morning’s final assembly sent her off in style. Thank you, Chaplain, from all at…