The Blue Coat School
Academy converter secondary school in Liverpool (Liverpool).
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
The Blue Coat School is a unique school. For over 300 years we have played a vital role in shaping the lives of Liverpool boys and girls - helping them to realise their academic potential and providing them with the skills and values they need for life's journey. We believe in the power and value of education to change lives and change the world.
At The Blue Coat School, we take immense pride in offering a rich and varied extracurricular and enrichment programme th... Exciting partnership with the Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse We are delighted to share the news of a bespoke partnership between The Liverpool Blue Coat School and the Liverpool Eve...
Celebrations following outstanding GCSE grades at The Blue Coat School The Blue Coat School in Wavertree was in full celebration this morning as students received their incredible A-level res... Inclusion Quality Mark (IQM) Centre of Excellence Award Once again our students have excelled at the Raspberry Pi Competition final held on 1st May 2025 in London
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
Key facts
- URN
- 137916
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Constituency
- Liverpool Wavertree
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body (18 current, 2 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Jane Holmes Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Jessica Leong Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Miss Rebecca James Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Peadar McLoughlin | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 |
| Mr Matthew Whelan | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 |
| Mr Alan Melia | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2024 | |
| Mrs Lisa Hayburn Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Simon Shipgood Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Sean Fitzsimmons | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Kevin Sexton | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2024 | |
| Mr Babu Kunadian Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Patrick Adamson Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Benjamyn Giles Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Paul Chadwick Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Rukhsana Rasheed Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Mr Sam Myers Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mr Stephen Chow Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2020 |
| Mrs Carol Elizabeth Abbasi Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2020 |
| Mr Anthony O'Brien Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Jonathan Han Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | 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