Blue Coat Church of England Academy
Academy sponsor led secondary school in Walsall (Walsall).
Academy trust
iGet Information about Schools (DfE), extract of 24 Oct 2026, and Governance Register.Blue Coat Church of England Academy (Walsall) Trust
Run by its own single-academy trust, Blue Coat Church of England Academy (Walsall) Trust (company No. 08137486). The trust and the school are the same organisation.
- Type of school
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Religious character
- Church of England
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Schools in the trust
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| School | Phase | Local authority | Pupils | Governors on Governance Register | Latest Ofsted in our data (as at 30 Sep 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Coat Church of England Academy (this school) | Secondary | Walsall | 972 | 18 | Ungraded inspection 2023Last graded Good (Sep 2014) |
| 1 schools | 972 |
Schools linked to the trust in the Governance Register school data (Get Information about Schools, extract of 24 Oct 2026). Pupils are on-roll counts from the register. Ofsted: latest inspection in the Ofsted management information (as at 30 September 2026); "No overall grade" means inspected since September 2024 without a one-word grade; what the inspection found is shown beneath, and the school's Ofsted card has the full table.
What this means
- Funding
- An academy is funded directly by the Department for Education, through its trust, rather than through the local council.
- Admissions
- The trust is the admissions authority and sets the admissions policy. Applications are usually still coordinated by the local council.
- Governance
- The trust board is legally accountable for the school. It often delegates some oversight to a local governing body.
General explanation of how academy trusts work in England, not a statement about this trust. See GOV.UK Academy trust governance guide.