Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School
Primary · Walsall · WS1 3AF
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
Read the Ofsted report ↗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 place81 places offered · 74 first-choice applications · roughly balanced
First-choice applications per place, by entry year
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)
Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.
Staffing
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
- 11 October 2022: School remains Good
- 12 July 2017: Good
Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.