The Liverpool Blue Coat School is a voluntary aided secondary school located in Wavertree, Liverpool and is Liverpool's only grammar school. It is currently changing into an Academy school. The school was for many years a boys' school but as of September 2002 it has reverted to its original coeducational remit.
The Blue Coat School holds a long-standing academic tradition; examination results consistently place the school top of the local, and near the head of national GCSE and A-level league tables.
In 2004 the school received a government grant of almost £8 million, together with more than £1 million from the school's foundation governors, facilitating a major expansion and redevelopment of the school site.
Read more about Liverpool Blue Coat School: History, 21st Century Redevelopment, Church of England Status, Tricentenary Appeal, Clubs & Societies, Uniform, The East Wing, Prefect System, Music Society, Headmasters and Headteachers, Notable Former Pupils
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