Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School

Previous inspections

• 9 September 2026School inspectionReport card
  Report
• 11 October 2022School inspection
  Report
• 12 July 2017Full inspectionGood
  Report

Pupils

Pupils

317

Capacity

296

Girls / boys

49% / 51%

Free school meals

39%

Staff

Teachers (FTE)

11.9

Teaching assistants (FTE)

7.8

Leadership (FTE)

2

Part-time teachers

23%

School workforce census, 2025/26.

What is Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted inspected Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School on 9 September 2026 using a report card, which grades each area separately and gives no overall grade. The school met Ofsted's safeguarding standards. It was graded Strong standard for achievement, for curriculum and teaching, for inclusion, for leadership and governance, for personal development and wellbeing, for attendance and behaviour and for early years.

How do I apply for a place at Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School?

Apply through the council where you live by 15 January for a Reception place starting that September. Children start Reception in the September after their fourth birthday. You can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference, and offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day. A place in its nursery class does not carry on into Reception, so you still need to apply. As a Church of England school it may also ask for a supplementary form, and its admissions policy says whether it does.

Where do children go after Year 2 at Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School?

Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School is an infant school, so children move to a junior school for Year 3. Its partner junior school is Blue Coat Church of England Aided Junior School, 190 m away. The two schools are federated, with one governing body. You apply for a Year 3 place through the council where you live by 15 January in Year 2, even for Blue Coat Church of England Aided Junior School. Check its admission arrangements for any priority it gives children from its partner infant school.

Does living near Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School guarantee a place?

No. Distance only counts when Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by its governing body, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. As a Church of England school, it can give priority to children on grounds of faith. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.