Somerset Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B17 0HR
10 simple reasons to choose The Blue Coat School
Independent prep school and nursery.
For pupils aged 2 to 11 years.
Mixed school (about 50%/50%).
Day school.
Religious character; Church of England.
Academically selective intake from Year 3.
Very large school with an average of four classes per year.
Standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school.
Fees range from £3,492 (Rec) to £4,492 per term (2019/20).
10 better reasons to choose The Blue Coat School
Schoolsmith Score®; 83.
One of the 5 best independent or state primaries within a 1 mile radius.
On average, 17 pupils per class and 12.1 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
Pupils go on to one of 15 local grammar and 10 local independent secondary schools. Particularly popular are the King Edward VI grammar schools, King Edward's/King Edward VI independent schools, Solihull School, and Edgbaston High.
School is a champion of the Prep School Baccalaureate, an examinable curriculum to assist senior schools to assess candidates earlier and make conditional offers.
Specialist teachers for sport and music throughout, for languages, art, computing and maths from Year 3, for science from Year 4 and for English from Year 5.
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. There are out-of-hours extra help sessions for some subjects and over 5 different academic clubs per year group per term. In recent years the school has enjoyed national tournament success in maths.
School offers over 10 different sports. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in swimming.
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Over half the pupils learn a musical instrument (from Year 3). 6 choirs (including the Chapel Choir), orchestra and one or two instrument ensembles. Over 5 different visual and performing arts clubs per year group per term.
Attractive buildings and setting. Facilities are among the top 20% of prep schools.
Find another school near The Blue Coat School
Independent Prep Schools
Norfolk House School, Edgbaston (0.7 miles); Edgbaston High Preparatory School (0.9 miles); St George's School, Lower School (1.2 miles).
State Primary Schools
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Harborne (0.5 miles); Harborne Primary School (0.6 miles); Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School, Harborne (1.7 miles).
Independent Senior Schools
Edgbaston High School for Girls (0.9 miles); King Edward's School, Birmingham (1 mile); King Edward VI High School for Girls (1.1 miles).
State Senior Schools
St Paul's School for Girls (1.1 miles); Lordswood Girls' School and Sixth Form Centre (1.2 miles); Selly Park Technology College for Girls (2.2 miles).