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# The Blue Coat CofE School

The Blue Coat CofE School is a secondary academy in Oldham, United Kingdom with 1,702 pupils, part of Cranmer Education Trust. Ofsted: Outstanding, inspected 29 November 2022. As of 10 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Caretaker (closes 16 November).

Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. [1 live vacancy](https://eduatlas.org/#vacancies).

- **Head:** Rob Higgins, Headteacher
- **Trust or group:** Cranmer Education Trust
- **Type:** Academy, Secondary
- **Pupils:** 1,702 pupils · 52% girls · 15.2% eligible for free school meals · 12.5% with English as an additional language — DfE school census, 2025/26
- **Special needs:** 106 (6.2%) on SEN support · 63 (3.7%) with an education, health and care plan — DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
- **Curriculum:** Cambridge
- **Local authority:** Oldham
- **Location:** Oldham, OL1 3SQ, United Kingdom
- **Telephone:** 01616241484
- **Website:** [blue-coat.org](https://www.blue-coat.org/)
- **Register number:** URN 137133 ([register entry](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/137133))
- **Ofsted:** Outstanding, inspected 29 November 2022

## Vacancies (1)

- [Caretaker](https://eduatlas.org/jobs/1co5o639cxm-caretaker) · Closes 16 Nov · Part time · Site, facilities and transport · We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, reliable and hardworking Caretaker to join our friendly and committed site team. This is an important role supporting the maintenance…

## Exam results

| Year | Attainment 8 | Grade 5+ Eng. & maths |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2025/26 provisional | 57.0 | 68.3% |
| 2024/25 | 59.1 | 73.6% |
| 2023/24 | 56.1 | 63.7% |

Department for Education performance tables. Attainment 8 is the average score across eight GCSE-level subjects (out of 90). Grade 5+ is the share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths. Provisional figures can change when the revised tables are published. Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26.

## Inspections

| Date | Inspection | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 29 November 2022 | Graded inspection | Outstanding |

Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.

## Staff

| Year | Teachers | Pupils per teacher | Leavers | Vacancies | Average pay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025/26 | 103.2 | 16.5 | – | 0 | £56,133 |
| 2024/25 | 108.3 | 15.4 | 10% | 0 | £52,964 |
| 2023/24 | 102.7 | 16.5 | 13% | 0 | £48,400 |
| 2022/23 | 105.2 | 16.0 | 18% | 0 | £46,212 |
| 2021/22 | 109.6 | 15.3 | 22% | 0 | £43,811 |
| 2020/21 | 104.8 | 16.4 | 10% | 0 | £43,644 |

Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.

## Attendance

| Year | Sessions missed | Unauthorised | Persistently absent | Severely absent |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025/26 | 5.1% | 2.0% | 10.4% | 1.3% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 1.1% | 9.4% | 1.1% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 1.0% | 9.8% | 0.9% |
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 1.0% | 11.3% | 1.0% |
| 2021/22 | 5.8% | 0.8% | 15.5% | 0.6% |
| 2020/21 | 3.0% | 0.5% | 6.5% | 0.4% |

Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).

## Hiring history

6 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 3 teaching, 3 support. Most often advertised: Pastoral Support Officer (2), Administration Officer, Assistant Site Manager. Last advertised October 2026.

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## Sources

Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Inspection: Ofsted. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.

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