The Blue Coat CofE School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Oldham
Egerton Street, Oldham, OL1 3SQ
80
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 29/11/2022
Application demand
37%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
95.2%
10.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,702
Capacity used
Over capacity110%
1,550 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
37%
1st preference success rate
222 of 597 families who put it first got an offer
227
Places offered
1605
Total applications
7.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 597 | 222 | ● 37% |
| 2nd preference | 632 | 5 | ● 1% |
| 3rd preference | 287 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 89 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 1605 | 227 | 14% |
1st preference success by year
Oldham lets families list 5 preferences. 327 applications came from outside the council area (76 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Rob Higgins
- Address
- Egerton Street, Chadderton, Oldham, OL1 3SQ
- Phone
- 01616241484
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Ward / constituency
- Coldhurst · Oldham East and Saddleworth
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137133
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 17% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 16% | — | — |
| SEN support | 5% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: CRANMER EDUCATION TRUST
1,702 pupils · 1,550 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
29 November 2022
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,233 pupils
Attendance
95.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
4.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
10.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 56.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.50 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 64% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 84% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.21 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 36.95 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 59.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 73.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 87.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 88.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.49 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 250 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 35.53 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 17.2% | 17% |
| A-level students | 219 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 250 | 30% | 77% | 91% | |
| English Language | 250 | 29% | 74% | 87% | |
| English Literature | 249 | 34% | 82% | 93% | |
| Religious Studies | 248 | 48% | 80% | 89% | |
| Combined Science | 202 | 13% | 53% | 78% | |
| History | 143 | 45% | 75% | 87% | |
| German | 117 | 19% | 62% | 83% | |
| Geography | 112 | 30% | 72% | 81% | |
| French | 105 | 21% | 70% | 82% | |
| Design & Technology | 83 | 23% | 71% | 86% | |
| Art and Design | 79 | 49% | 80% | 96% | |
| Social Studies | 57 | 33% | 79% | 89% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 101 | 10% | 40% | 61% | |
| Chemistry | 87 | 8% | 30% | 52% | |
| Biology | 75 | 9% | 33% | 47% | |
| Psychology | 62 | 2% | 21% | 53% | |
| Sociology | 41 | 15% | 37% | 71% | |
| Physics | 30 | 3% | 17% | 40% | |
| English Language | 28 | 0% | 0% | 14% | |
| Economics | 24 | 0% | 13% | 54% | |
| History | 23 | 9% | 35% | 65% | |
| English Literature | 21 | 5% | 33% | 67% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 19 | 0% | 5% | 26% | |
| Geography | 17 | 6% | 18% | 65% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 11638: The Blue Coat CofE School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 69% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 5% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 71% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
Loading prices…
Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Oldham council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.