The Blue Coat School
Liverpool, L15 9EE · Liverpool · Grammar school
2nd of 29 secondary schools in Liverpool we can score, 32 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Its results hold up when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — 9.8/10 against 709 of them, against 9.6/10 nationally. So this is not simply a reflection of who attends. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofsted | 52 | 35% | 1.81 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 97.7 · 98 | 30% | 2.95 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | 0.77 · 93 | 25% | 2.33 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 79.5 · 99 | 10% | 0.99 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. The school was rated Good by Ofsted in 2022. In 2024/25, 97.7% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 79.5, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was +0.77 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did better than those nationally who started from the same place. Its results hold up when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds, so they are not simply a reflection of who attends (9.8 out of 10 against similar schools, 9.6 out of 10 against all schools).
Getting in. There are 1248 pupils in a school with 1300 places, leaving 52 spare places. The school is close to full, so places are likely to be competitive.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils who need extra help to reach the high attainment levels seen in the data? What does the typical day look like for a student in terms of extracurricular opportunities? How does the admissions process work for the remaining 52 places?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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