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What is the parent section at Blue Coat?

Welcome to the parent section at Blue Coat Church of England School & Music College. Here you will be able to view catering arrangements, health and wellbeing information, term dates and our uniform policy.

Will there be an admissions policy for Blue Coat School in 2023?

The Board of Directors of Blue Coat School are consulting on the Admissions Policy for September 2023. The consultation runs from 14th December 2021 until 25th January 2022. CLICK HERE for the Consultation Letter 2023-24 CLICK HERE for the Admissions Policy 2023-24 (proposed)

When was the Blue Coat School founded?

THE BLUE COAT SCHOOL BIRMINGHAM FOUNDED BY THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND IN 1722 Home About Headmaster’s Welcome Head’s Blog Vision and Aims Pastoral Chaplaincy Chapel Tube History Staff & Governors

Where are the statues of the Blue Coat Boy and girl?

The statues of the Blue Coat Boy and Blue Coat Girl stand proudly just underneath the clock tower of the Viney building. Find out all about our school by exploring our website.

300th Event Update

Our Opening Services and the School Leaders’ Podcast have led us nicely into our special year of celebrations. Behind the scenes we are busy making arrangements for the upcoming 300th events: THE MAIN EVENT – 8th & 10th JULY By popular demand we will be hosting our very own festival-inspired celebration at the end of…

The Launch of our 300th Year

The year 2022 has finally arrived, not only is this an important year because it is HRH The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee and the year that Birmingham will host the Commonwealth Games, it is also 300 years since the founding of The Blue Coat School! Last term we began our preparations with a whole school Creative…

Recreating The Taj Mahal

As part of their Humanities topic on ‘India’, on Wednesday Year 5 had the wonderful job of recreating the Taj Mahal using only sticks and rubber bands. Recreating the structure of the Taj Mahal gave the children an opportunity to reinforce their understanding of famous Indian landmarks and culture. The children looked at how to build different…

End of Term Celebrations

A short but fun-packed final week of term was enjoyed by all. The week started with a trip to the Forest School to see a very important visitor. The outdoor classroom had been decorated and Father Christmas was in residence! From Nursery right up to Year 6, the magic of Christmas was in abundance and…

The Magical Christmas Jigsaw

In a bustling Christmas market, full of exciting sounds and treats, 5 excited children find a toy seller selling an old, tatty Christmas jigsaw. He asks the children for their promise that they will complete it on Christmas Eve, but they are not sure why…. Christmas Eve arrives and the children take out the jigsaw…

Changing The Mindset Of Leadership

The Blue Coat School is delighted to present a dinner and conference for Heads and Bursars to celebrate 300 years of education at The Blue Coat School. The conference is being supported by the Pre-Senior Baccalaureate (PSBACC). We will be joined by guest speaker Brad Waldron to lead two sessions focused on his concept of…

Kung Hei Fat Choi

After meeting the Chinese Lion who visited Blue Coat School on Tuesday, Early Years really got into the Chinese New Year festivities. Nursery have been busy making cards and Chinese new years hats as well as practising drawing the different Chinese symbols. They also had lots of fun playing a Chinese dragon ordering game on…