In partnership with the Rotary club our pupils were awarded certificates and prizes by the mayor of Walsall at the new Art Gallery.Congratulations on being awarded first place and runners up. What an incredible achievement, we are so proud of you all! As a Rights Respecting School, we are so proud to be supporting Right 31 that states every child has the right to creative
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A fantastic day of cricket at the Staffordshire County U15 Boys Cricket Tournament, with 8 of our talented players stepping up to the plate and giving it their all! 🏏Group Stage: The boys played three matches in their group, winning two and narrowly losing one by just 2 runs. 💪 • First up, a solid win against Pool Hayes with a total of 109 runs! 🏆 • Then, another convincing victory over Sandwell with 105 runs, putting us in a great position for qualification. 🌟 Despite the heartbreaker in the one-run loss, the team’s strong performance saw them qualify as Best Runner-Up across the three groups!Semi-Final: Next up, it was a big challenge against John Taylor High School - the team that had beaten everyone on the day. The boys batted first and set a strong total on the board. However, in a heartbreaking twist, with only one over left to play, we had to forfeit the game. This was due to a mix-up with
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Three of our Blue Coat pupils are raising money for a self-funded trip to Cambodia in the summer of 2026 with Camps International. As part of the fund-raising effort why not show your support this Saturday (5th July) at a charity football match organised by our very own Jack, one of the lads embarking on this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. This will be an adventure that includes challenging treks, cultural immersion and impactful community projects- the boys will certainly be out of their comfort zones so every penny raised really does count!The teams include pupils and staff from Blue Coat Academy. Refreshments will be on sale, there is a raffle and penalty shoot-outs for spectators after the match.📅 Saturday 5th July 2025 at📍 Delves Green Road Playing Fields, Walsall, WS5 4LW🕒 3.00p.m. kick off🎫 Everyone invited to watch: contributions appreciated of £5 per adult/£2 per under 18This is a cash only
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On Thursday 19th June, 10 of our vocal students went to Walsall Arena for the Secondary School Day of this year’s Summer Singing Festival. Organised by Walsall Music Education Service and Rock Choir Rock Stars they learnt three pieces during the morning; Green Green Grass by George Ezra, Fix You by Cold Play and Levitating by Dua Lipa. In the afternoon the students performed the songs and this was filmed. The video of this is now on Walsall Education Service's You Tube Channel.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiVmSN1NgpwThank you Mr Gardner for organising this fantastic opportunity for our very talented
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The Academy is looking forward to what promises to be a fantastic day. As a Church of England school, our ethos and values are based on Christian traditions but our students come from many different backgrounds and faiths, and we use the richness that this diversity brings to enhance learning opportunities and bring our school community closer together. On the day there will be lots going on including bhangra dancing, performance poet, 360 booth, steel pans and more.Staff and students are invited to attend on Diversity Day in cultural dress. Cultural dress refers to clothing that is specific to a particular culture or region, often reflecting historical, social, and religious customs. Alternatively, clothing which links with a particular theme or colours of a national flag would also be appropriate.As a Rights Respecting School we recognise that children have the right to their own identity (Right 8), children can choose their own thoughts opinions and religion (Right 14), aims of education
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Pupils have been working hard crafting items such as painted stones, jewellery boxes, pictures frames, bird houses and more. Pop in today (Tuesday 24th June 2025) between 11a.m. – 2.30p.m. to show your support and to pick up some beautiful, handcrafted, bespoke items.Thank you to Mr Ahmed for supporting the students today.We fully support our pupil’s right to access and create art (Right 31) as part of being a Rights Respecting
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Last week a group of year 8s visited University of Birmingham. They participated in a Big Health Quiz against 15 other local schools. Once again, up against some strong competition they all performed extremely well. One of the teams came in third place and were only a few points away from coming higher, well done boys!. They showed excellent teamwork and analytical skills.Thank you to Mr Virdee for giving the pupils an invaluable experience of university life.As a Rights Respecting School we recognise that learning and teaching does not just happen in the classroom and it certainly does not stop for our pupils once they leave our corridors; making learning fun, accessible and rewarding happens every day. (Rights 28- Access to Education and Right 29 Aims of
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A group of year 10 pupils went to the Big Biology Quiz at the beginning of June at the University of Birmingham. The group competed against local schools, including many grammar schools. As we arrived and they saw the buses they were nervous but after little pep talk, they got into the day and started to work well in their respective teams. We did have a group that manged to secure a spot prize, well done girls! Unfortunately, we did not place in the top 3, however all the pupils were excellent participants and represented the Bluecoat values impeccably. They enjoyed their experience, and conversations were overheard where they were discussing how much they would like to one day study at the university. An excellent day all round.Thank you to Mr Virdee for giving the pupils an invaluable experience of university life.As a Rights Respecting School we recognise that learning and teaching does not just happen in the classroom and
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National Thank a Teacher Day is an annual celebration of teachers and support staff across early years settings, schools and colleges.Today is a chance to celebrate all the educators, assistants, administration, caterers and cleaners who support and educate within the Blue Coat Academy community.Send your e-card
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Last Friday 5 of our Year 10 girls pitched their business idea for a second time to a panel at The King’s Trust Enterprise challenge.Claire Daniel (CEO Edgbaston Priory Club) gave the girls some valuable input and advice on their last visit and after a successful second pitch the judging panel deliberated and decided to award them a start-up fund of £250 to get their idea off the ground.On the second round, Miss Addison who has supported the girls all along the way said, “they showed confidence, determination, and belief in what they want to achieve. All five of our pupils represented the school with all the Blue Coat values on display for all to see. They were an absolute credit to the school.”The girls were able to gain an insight into Claire’s journey of becoming a CEO and were given the opportunity to have a tennis lesson with one of Edgbaston’s coachesAs a Rights Respecting School we understand that
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