The Blue Coat School Sixth Form is the largest in the city, with 360 students studying in our Year 12 and Year 13.

We have great flexibility in our curriculum – there are 18 A level courses to choose from and it is rare that students aren’t able to study the combination they choose.

Internal Applicants

Our Year 11 Options information has been shared with students. Students have also received a link to complete an online Options Form which they should submit by Thursday 13th March 2025.

External Applicants

As many of our Year 11 students continue on into Sixth Form, the places available to external candidates are approximately 15-20, meaning that we are heavily oversubscribed. We therefore recommend that all students explore a number of educational institutions to ensure that they have other options should they be unsuccessful in obtaining a place at Blue Coat.

Further information will be available at the end of January 2025. 

Independent Appeals

Applicants are entitled to request an independent appeal panel hearing if they are dissatisfied with an admission decision made by The Blue Coat School.

Please contact Lisa Hayburn, l.hayburn@bluecoatschool.org.uk, for further information and guidance about how the appeals process will work.  The arrangement for appeals will be in line with the School Admission Code published by the Department for Education.