Blue Coat is a well established academic Sixth Form offering a high quality of A Level teaching. We have high aspirations and exceptionally high standards.
"Students in the sixth form behave impeccably. They are independent and highly studious." - Just some of the great things Ofsted recently said about us.
We're delighted with our outstanding judgement from Ofsted
#ofstedoutstanding
#couldyoubeblueto
Huge congratulations to all our students on your fantastic achievements. We hope you go on to do wonderful things. A huge thanks to staff, parents, carers & mentors for ensuring our students’ success. Party hard, you deserve it👏
#resultsday2022
#AlevelResultsDay2022
#AlwaysABlue
Congratulations to all our year 13 student's receiving their results today. You should be very proud of all your hard work, and we wish you nothing but success in the future. Well done guys 👏
Congratulations to Saim who is our first
@BColdham6thForm
Year 13 student to receive a guaranteed offer from
@BristolUni
to study Economics. They were so impressed with Saim's work during the "virtual" Summer School that they offered him a place!
#bluecoatandproud
Jennifer achieved three A* in her A-Levels. She will be studying History at
@UniofOxford
in September.
Good luck Jennifer, and all the best for the future 👏 we are sure you will do amazing things down in Oxford.
Blue Coat Sixth Form proudly presents Culture Day 2022
A celebration of diversity within Sixth Form, showcasing the cultural backgrounds of many of our students and promoting unity.
#CultureDay
#WeAreBlue
#CouldYouBeBlueToo
We are absolutely delighted with the A-level results our students have achieved this year. Students at Blue Coat continue to achieve results significantly higher than students across the country. Congratulations to you all!
#WeAreBlue
#CouldYouBeBlueToo
#ForeverABlue
It's that time of year again where we are able to announce our new Head Boy and Head Girl for the next academic year.
A great big WELL DONE to Bailey and Lottie, our new Head Boy and Head Girl for 2024-2025 👏👏
#WeAreBlue
#CouldYouBeBlueToo
When you walk down the main hallway at Blue Coat you are treated to these AMAZING pieces of artwork by our Sixth Formers. The standard is excellent, don't you agree?🤔
#WeAreBlue
#CouldYouBeBlueToo
🎉Celebrating Our Remarkable Year 13 Students on
#ALevelResultsDay2023
!🎉
Today marks a milestone as our incredible Year 13 students receive their A-Level results. With unwavering dedication and hard work, they can now conquer a new chapter towards their future goals. 🚀
Year 11s - We're excited for tomorrow! Just a reminder about the arrangements and the times we will call you to enrol. Internal applicants 9am-12pm. External applicants 12.45pm - 3.15pm
#goodluck
#fingerscrossed
Today our U19 netball team took on
@berkhamstedscho
in the
@sistersnsport
National Cup final. Our girls fought bravely to the end in a fierce contest against strong opponents. Unfortunately we were pipped to the post 34-39. Still a great achievement that we are super proud of!
What an amazing event today for
@macmillancancer
Coffee Morning (although this went on throughout lunchtime) due to the fantastic support from sixth form students,
@BCOldham
school and staff. So far we've raised £732 and counting!
#MacmillanCoffeeMorning
The Blue Coat School Sixth form are deeply saddened to hear the news about the passing of Her Majesty The Queen.
Thank you for everything
#RIPQueenElizabeth
Congratulations to
@BCOldham6thForm
student Sarah Nazir who recently won Young Person's Selection in the Poems On The Move Poetry Competition, judged by Poet Laureate Simon Armitage. Fantastic work Sarah! 👏👏👏
On Friday, we bid a fond farewell to our Year 13s.
Mr Higgins, Headteacher, read the historic 'Charge', an entrusted duty which has been read to all students leaving Blue Coat on their final day for many decades, topped off with a visit from Mr Whippy! 🍦
#WeAreBlue
Retiring Head Girl
@eve_parker1
looks back on her 12 months tenure with fondness, as she recalls the challenges and the excitement that comes from being a member of the Senior Student Team at
@BCOldham6thForm
Wishing you all the best for the future, it's going to be exciting! 👏
Congratulations to our Head Boy Ethan, who secured 3 A* grades. Ethan is off to
#study
Philosophy, Politics and Economics
@UniofOxford
Huge congratulations Ethan, we wish you all the best at University 👏
Our School and Sixth Form came together today after 2½ years of "remote" collective worship. It was a great occasion to be back in Church once again, enjoying the Service together and reflecting on the Easter message of love, hope and new beginnings.
#proudtobeblue
Busy morning at
@HathershawC
meeting Year 10 and 11s at the Careers Fair. Lots of interesting questions, and great enthusiasm to learn more about Blue Coat. Thank you to Isabel, and former Hathershaw student, Hussain for sharing your experiences.
#WeAreBlue
#CouldYouBeBlueToo
Our
@BCOldham6thform
students never stop working. Year 13 student, Jess Kelly has started her own fudge business, during lockdown, and it's thriving! Have a look at what's on offer via Instagram - Facebook -
#icanfeeladietcomingon
Year 13 Ruby recently returned from Abu Dhabi, where she spent one week with
@thundernetball
in pre-season training ⚡️
Ruby and her teammates also helped lead an open netball training session for kids of all ages. We are so proud of you Ruby! 👏👏
#WeAreBlue
#CouldYouBeBlueToo
One of our amazing
@BCOldham6thForm
students Natalka, has been busy during lockdown balancing her studies and making vital PPE equipment for our frontline NHS workers! Another example of just how special our pupils are.
#bluecoatandproud
#helpingothers
👏👏👏
On Friday a group of our students helped to set up for
@OldhamBA
at The Queen Elizabeth Hall. They were then invited to attend and help out at the awards ceremony itself. You all did us so proud! Congratulations to all the winners!
#WeAreBlue
#CouldYouBeBlueToo
@CranmerTrust
Huge congratulations to Saudhina and Rashmi in Year 12 who have both secured places on a highly successful Aspiring Professionals Programme which will support them on their chosen career paths. Well done and well deserved!
#bluecoatandproud
Our Pre-enrolment Day is well underway here at Blue Coat!
A chance for our future Sixth-Formers to meet the Sixth Form Team, Senior Students and most importantly, meet their fellow students that will be such a huge part of their Sixth Form journey.
#WeAreBlue
#CouldYouBeBlueToo
We're really excited to be welcoming our new Year 12s to
@BCOldham6thForm
Induction starts at 8.15am in the restaurant tomorrow (3rd September). Don't forget to bring your own stationery, facemask and your A-level bridging course work. See you tomorrow!
#stayingsafe
#nextchapter
Congratulations to Shyla, who has achieved an outstanding accomplishment with three A* grades in her A-Levels. She's now aspiring to pursue a medical education at the
@UniversityLeeds
. All the best for the future and your admirable goal of impacting people's lives.
Rajdeep achieved excellent A-Level results in Maths, Chemistry, and Biology and embarks on an exciting journey at
@LancasterUni
in October.
Rajdeep's father expressed his gratitude and support from the Sixth Form and praised his son's incredible dedication.
Last week I was lucky enough to overhear our Brass Band practicing in our Gym after school and wanted to show you a sneak peak of how BRILLIANT they are 🎺🎷
#WeAreBlue
#CouldYouBeBlueToo
It’s nearly time for our Leavers 2020 to head off to university. Wishing you all the very best of luck, we’re all so proud of everything that you achieved in the Sixth Form at Blue Coat. Good luck and stay safe.
Some lovely reflections from our retiring
@BCOldham6thForm
Head Boy, Max Butterworth on what he's loved, what he's achieved and what he's gained from being our Senior Student Team's leader. Good luck for the future, you're going to be a huge success.
#lifeskills
#leadership
There's been a real buzz and sense of excitement at
@BCOldham6thForm
today, as we welcomed our Year 12 students back. The energy and enthusiasm is evident and the challenge, as always, will be to maintain this and direct it into their learning as the term progresses.
#welcomeback
Congratulations to our newly appointed Senior Students for 2023/24, who were selected from an extremely competitive field 👏 We look forward to our new team of student leaders being role models across
@bcoldham
community over the next 12 months
#WeAreBlue
#CouldYouBeBlueToo
Well done to Phoebe on receiving an A* and 2 A's in her A-Levels. She is now preparing for life at the
@UniofOxford
to
#study
History. Really well done - another successful candidate in the
#oxbridge
programme. 👏
Last night Ella and Isobel helped out at
@saddleworth_sch
Careers Fair, speaking to the Year 11s and giving a real insight into their chosen subjects.
We hope to see the Year 11s again at our Open Evening on Wednesday 19th October 👀
#WeAreBlue
#CouldYouBeBlueToo
@CranmerTrust
We're so proud of the amazing performances of Mohammed, Sarah, Elizabeth, Prasansa and Amelia in the recent Biology Olympiad. Well done all of you! Huge congratulations to Nahian who achieved Gold - what an amazing achievement!
#bluecoatandproud
After two years of blood, sweat, and tears, you finally receive those well earned A-level results tomorrow!
Whatever the result, we are very proud of our students for all their hard work and dedication and we wish you all the very best of luck for tomorrow's results 🤞
Congratulations to
@UPGS_UK
winners of the Community Engagement Award at Friday's
@OldhamBA
! A great business who work closely with Miss Barnes, Head of Sixth Form, and have recently appointed 2 of our former students to complete their degree apprenticeships in HR and E-commerce.
Fantastic morning spent with
@BizGrowthHub
listening to a panel of inspiring women, from a range of industries, discuss topics relating to International Women's Day. Our students got to ask questions to the panel and make connections with local female business leaders
#BGHMatch
It was great to have the 6th Form football team play a friendly against Crompton House yesterday. The team played brilliantly with 2 goals each from Ali and Seb, and keeper Nial keeping a clean sheet on his debut. Mr Wild was very impressed with the performance of all the lads.
What an A M A Z I N G first day back with our new Year 12s. Was wonderful to see so many happy, smiley faces enjoying the beautiful sunshine around Blue Coat today 😊
See you again tomorrow at 8:40am ready for your first day of lessons!
#WeAreBlue
#CouldYouBeBlueToo
What a fantastic Open Evening last night! We hope you all got a good glimpse into life at Blue Coat Sixth Form and the good news is... applications for September 2023 are now OPEN!!
Follow this link to apply now 👉
#WeAreBlue
#CouldYouBeBlueToo
"The experience at Blue Coat Sixth Form is completely different to when I sat my GCSE's, it's a really close-knit community compared to a larger college" - Elliot
Join us for our Open Evening on the 20th October
#OpenEvening
#bluecoatandproud
#sixthform
Join a prestigious sixth form that is proud of creating great opportunities & experiences. Our Open Evening is available to all
#CuriousMinds
. Keep the 20th of October free in your diary, 6pm-8pm. Book your tickets today.
#cranmertrust
#bluecoatandproud
Huge Congratulations to Jack who obtained 3 A* results in Maths, Further Maths and Computer Science. Jack is off to the
@UniofOxford
to study Computer Science. You may be off to Oxford Jack, but we will see your face on our marketing collateral for next year. All the very best 👏
Last week's bake sale raised £219.96 for two very worthy charities (
@prtuk
and
@SRTRC_England
) through the efforts of Prasnsa, Angela, Labeebah, Sheila and a whole host of other students (too numerous to mention!) Well done all of you
#bluecoatandproud
One of the many privileges of being a teacher is the ability to pull in favours from super talented students. Thanks to
@hannah_diamondx
for a brilliant introduction into netball. Such an inspiration
@BCOldhamPE
Just under a third of all grades awarded were at A*/A and 60% at A*/B.
Seven students all achieved the clean sweep and were awarded A* grades in all of their A Level subjects!
#WeAreBlue
#CouldYouBeBlueToo
#ALevelResultsDay
We are still buzzing with excitement from last week's Open Evening 😃 We were pleased to see so many prospective students ready to unlock their full potential. Thank you all for coming and applications are now OPEN!
#WeAreBlue
#CouldYouBeBlueToo
We are so proud of ALL of our students receiving their A Level results today 👏👏
Headteacher Rob Higgins said: We are incredibly proud of what they have achieved this year, and will no doubt continue to be proud of what they go onto achieve in the future.
Many Blue Coat students will now be progressing to some of the most competitive courses at some of the most prestigious universities across the country.
Congratulations to our students heading to the
@UniofOxford
- Zara will be reading Biochemistry and Jack will be reading Maths
A big THANK YOU to everyone who attended our Open Evening tonight. It was wonderful to see so many families looking around our facilities and talking to our subject specialists, eager to join our Sixth Form.
Applications for September 2023 are now OPEN!
Today we had the opportunity to celebrate the phenomenal achievements of our
@BCOldhamPE
U19 Netball Squad. The girls received a framed photograph of their sporting triumphs which hope they will remain a cherished memory to them all of their time at Blue Coat.
#bluecoatandproud
Last night Mrs Binns attended
@RoytonCrompton
Post 16 Information Evening. It was a busy evening full of interesting questions and enthusiastic young minds. We can't wait to see you all again at our Open Evening on 19th October.
#WeAreBlue
#CouldYouBeBlueToo
@CranmerTrust
We are so excited to meet our new Year 12s tomorrow!! 🥳🥳
📍Enrolment for those who studied at Blue Coat in Year 11 is between 9:30am - 11:30am.
📍Enrolment for those who studied elsewhere in Year 11 is between 12:30pm - 2:30pm.
#WeAreBlue
#CouldYouBeBlueToo
#LetsFindOut
Thank you to all of our Sixth Form students who wrote Christmas cards to staff and patients of local hospitals. We are proud to team up with
@NCareCharity
and spread some festive joy this Christmas time 🎅🎄⛄️
#WeAreBlue
#CouldYouBeBlue
Last week our Year 12s packed up and headed to Delamere Forest with the Sixth Form Team. A day spent team building, enjoying nature, and zip lining through the trees! Everybody got stuck in, what a fantastic bunch of students we have in Year 12!
#WeAreBlue
#CouldYouBeBlueToo
Ethan and Jack offer some advice for upcoming year 12 students and talk about their time in the sixth form.
Great to hear that you are both just a stone's throw away from one another at the
@UniofOxford
Join us for our Sixth Form Open Evening on Wednesday 20th October. We are looking for curious minds that would like to join a sixth form renowned for top grades and attainment. Book now to visit our campus and have a look around.
#OpenEvening2021
It's great to see our new Year 12s enjoying life
@BCOldham6thForm
Year 11s, if you are thinking about where you are going to study next year, take a look at what they have to say!
Join us in celebrating Jiya's incredible four A* grades in Maths, Further Maths, Physics and Chemistry. Her journey of excellence is set to continue at the
@uniofwarwick
where she will study Maths and Physics.
We're cheering you on every step of the way! 🙌🎉
We are very proud of one of our exceptional A-level Art students who travelled to Ghana to exhibit his work in a gallery in Accra last month. We hear it went very well, and that he gave a great interview about his work based on Manchester Architecture. A HUGE well done Jerome! 👏
Some of our Year 13 students are currently on a visit to the
@Cambridge_Uni
. Taking in the sights, meeting lecturers and touring the campus, this visit gives our students an opportunity to see what life would be like to study there.
#futurecambridgescholars
Thank you
@TheRadclyffe
for having us today.
Miss Barnes, Head of Sixth Form, held a session on A-levels at Blue Coat with the Year 11s.
We hope to see them all again at our Open Evening next month 🗓️
#WeAreBlue
#CouldYouBeBlueToo
Earlier this month, two teams from Blue Coat Sixth Form took part in
@youngenterprise
Trade Fair at The Trafford Centre. We are pleased to say that one of our teams, Indigro Mango, won the Best Trade Stand Award on the day! Congratulations 👏
#WeAreBlue
#CouldYouBeBlueToo
The achievements of the Year 12s continue! Congratulations to Harvey, Conor, Alice and the winner of the History writing competition - Hannah. The top two essays will now be submitted to
@sheffielduni
History Essay Competition. Good luck!