The Blue Coat CofE School
Academy converter secondary school in Oldham (Oldham).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Welcome to The Blue Coat School website, which we hope will give you a really good insight into our school, and show how our young people are learning how to become everything they can be, and are meant to be.
You will find all the information about student achievement and progress across the curriculum, and links to national performance data and reports, so you can see how well our young people do, and why we are very proud of our academic record.
Just as important, you'll also find, in the newsletters especially, a picture of life in a dynamic community where students grow in confidence, independence, leadership and resilience, not only in their lessons, but in the breadth of Blue Coat's provision.
I hope you will also see how the school's Christian ethos shines through, and that all our young people, of all faiths, denominations and none, learn to grow together in love, compassion, generosity of spirit, and mutual respect.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
- Teaching School HubRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 137133
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Constituency
- Oldham East and Saddleworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2011
Governing body (10 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.2 governors are linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Edward Moores Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Michelle (Sarah) Butler | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Ryan Brown | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Anthony Pole | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Pamela Lord | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Michael Unsworth Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Ashlie Rossington-Harris | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Reverend Daniel Burton | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Minaz Aslam | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Robert Higgins | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2017 |
| Mrs Kerry Mycock Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record