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Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School

Primary · Walsall · WS1 3AF

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 12 October 2022

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At a glance

314 pupils · 100% of 296 capacity

School type
Voluntary aided school
Age range
3–7
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
37.5% of pupils
English as additional language
56.5% of pupils
SEN support
10.7% of pupils
EHC plan
6.6% of pupils
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.bluecoatfederation.co.uk
URN
104231

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.91 first-choice applications per place

81 places offered · 74 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE. A ratio above 1.00 means more families named this school first choice than there were places.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.3%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
16.6%
England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
25
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Inspection history since 2015

Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.

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