Blue Coat Church of England Academy

URN 138606·Secondary·Academy sponsor led·Blue Coat Church of England Academy (walsall) Trust·Compare

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Staff costs at 80.6% of incomeOverall absence at 8.8%

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Sept 2014Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,945.28

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

80.6%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

11.4%

of income

In-year balance

-0.7%

of income

Key indicators

Staff costs at 80.6% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 80.6%.

Overall absence at 8.8%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.8%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

24 September 2014 · Academy First Section 5

Leadership & management

Good

Performance snapshot

Progress 8ⓘMeasures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.—

Attainment 8ⓘAverage score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.37.4

Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)ⓘPercentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.40.9%

Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)18.2%

EBacc entryⓘPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.15.6%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

967

Capacity

900 (107%)

Free school meals

55.8%

English additional lang.

63.5%

Ethnicity

White British 8.1%Asian 49.4%Black 19.9%Mixed 9.4%Chinese 0.1%Other 3.9%

Age range: 11–18

Workforce

FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

56.8

Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

17.0

Mean salary

£47,766

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

8.8%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

28.0%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

5.2%

Unauthorised absence

3.6%

2024/25 · 824 pupils