The Blue Coat School

Admissions and 11 Plus exam information for The Blue Coat School. Use the site to help you find out how to be successful with an 11 Plus exam application to The Blue Coat School.

About The Blue Coat School

Students are selected by ability on entry into Year 7 through entrance examinations. In 2012 there were over 700 applications for 120 places indicating the school is highly popular and oversubscribed. The proportion of boys is higher than the national average. The pupil premium is an amount of money allocated to the school by the government to support students who are known to be eligible for free school meals, or who are in the care of the local authority or are children of service families. In 2012 the school was allocated £16,000. The proportion of students at Blue Coat supported by this money is much lower than the national average. Approximately one quarter of students is from minority ethnic heritages, of which Chinese and Indian heritage students form the largest groups.

County	Merseyside
Address	The Liverpool Blue Coat School Church Road Wavertree Liverpool L15 9EE
Type	Mixed Grammar
Pupils	963
Places in Year 7	180
Open Days	July
The Blue Coat School 11+ Resources	Maths Resources English Resources Creative Writing Resources
Competition	7+ applicants for every place
Exam Format	FSCE – Maths, English, Creative Writing
School Website	www.bluecoatschoolliverpool.org.uk

The Blue Coat School 11 Plus Exam Format

The 11 Plus Exam format for The Blue Coat School is written by FSCE (Future Stories Community Enterprise). The exam format is as follows.

Paper 1	35 minute long English paper. Includes three sections on, Spelling, Comprehension and Vocabulary.
Paper 2	40 minute long Mathematics paper. Includes two sections, the first section is multiple choice and the second section is free response.
Paper 3	40 minute long Creative Writing paper. Includes a 10 minute long planning section followed by 30 minutes of writing time

The Blue Coat School 11 Plus Exam Paper

Some publishers have access to the exam format and produce their own mirror papers which aim to replicate what an 11 Plus exam for The Blue Coat School might look like.

We understand that these publishers get the information from familiarisation packs sent to parents, teachers, local tutors and pupils who have sat the test. The tests can of course change at any time and these papers only aim to give a good idea of what to expect, however, they are very useful and most parents use them at some point.

The ones we would suggest are from Learning Street. They are of high quality and cheaper than any others we have seen. Direct links to the papers are below and Learning Street produce them as mock exams which is unique ( so you can run your own mock exam at home). Links to the papers are below:

Learning Street The Blue Coat School ( FSCE) 11 Plus Mock Exam 1

Learning Street The Blue Coat School ( FSCE) 11 Plus Mock Exam 2

Learning Street The Blue Coat School ( FSCE) 11 Plus Mock Exam 3

Learning Street The Blue Coat School ( FSCE) 11 Plus Mock Exam 4

Learning Street The Blue Coat School ( FSCE) 11 Plus Mock Exam Papers Bundle ( packs 1-4)

How to prepare for The Blue Coat School 11 Plus Exam

Essentially you have 4 options when it comes to helping your child to prepare.

1/ Some parents use a Private Tutor. If you want to start your search for a suitable one, we provide links to some Private tutors in Wirral-Liverpool to help you. These can cost between £2500 and £6000 a year. For help thinking about which private tutor might be right for you see our guidance page.

2/ If you are thinking of preparing at home using books then our 11 Plus Exam papers and books section provides lots of links and advice to help you choose which books to use and what to focus on. Preparation plans are also provided. Using this method is great for those parents prepared to take a more hands on approach. The average parent using this method spends about £300 on books and papers during the final year of preparation.

3/ A great option is a structured course. These courses gradually build up skills so you can focus on helping your child with the work provided. The best supplier is Learning Street which helps you prepare your child from home, ranging in price from £12 to £89 ( full cost – not monthly cost) it is the cheapest method of preparation. To find out their course suggestions for The Blue Coat School 11 Plus preparation click the link.

4/ Online preparation. This is not something we recommend. Online solutions are growing more useful and reliable and for some aspects of preparation they can be useful but certainly not for all your preparation needs. They are also very expensive for what they provide with some coming in at £600- £1000 for a year depending on which options you select. For our rationale on why we believe online preparation is not a good solution yet click through to the page 11 Plus online preparation.