The Bluecoat School
Green Lane, Stamford, PE9 1HE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MERIDIAN TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Houlton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Meridian Trust
- Constituency
- Rutland and Stamford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 243
- Pupils on roll
- 119
- URN
- 148371
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01780764202
About this school
The Bluecoat School is a primary academy in Stamford. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 119 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Bluecoat School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 27 | 14 | 23 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 50% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 14% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 64% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 64% | 65% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 64% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 102.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Bluecoat School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Lincolnshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 56% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 188 |
| 2023/24 | 143 |
| 2024/25 | 141 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Bluecoat School compares
The Bluecoat School ranked 112th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 8.3% | 46.3% | 119 | — |
| St Augustine's Catholic Voluntary Academy | 60% | 7.3% | 44.8% | 103 | 0.3 miles |
| St George's Church of England Aided Primary School | 52% | 5.8% | 42.4% | 144 | 0.4 miles |
| Stamford St Gilberts Church of England Primary School | 72% | 4.1% | 15.2% | 281 | 0.6 miles |
| Malcolm Sargent Primary School | 70% | 3.7% | 16.2% | 604 | 1.1 miles |
| Ryhall CofE Academy | 67% | 4.1% | 14.7% | 193 | 1.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 46.28%
- English as an additional language
- 9.2%
- Overall absence
- 8.31%
- Persistent absence
- 21.82%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Augustine's Catholic Voluntary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Stamford
-
St George's Church of England Aided Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Stamford
-
Stamford St Gilberts Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Stamford
-
Malcolm Sargent Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Stamford
-
Ryhall CofE Academy1.8 miles
Primary · Stamford
Other schools in Stamford
The Bluecoat School ranks 7th of the 10 ranked primary schools in Stamford.
- Barnack CofE (Controlled) Primary School Primary
- Great Casterton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Ketton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Malcolm Sargent Primary School Primary
- Ryhall CofE Academy Primary
- St Augustine's Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
- St George's Church of England Aided Primary School Primary
- Stamford St Gilberts Church of England Primary School Primary
- The Uffington Church of England Primary School Primary
- Casterton College Rutland Secondary
- Stamford Welland Academy Secondary
- Meadows View School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does The Bluecoat School teach?
- The Bluecoat School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Stamford.
- Who is the headteacher of The Bluecoat School?
- The headteacher of The Bluecoat School is Mrs Emma Houlton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Bluecoat School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Bluecoat School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at The Bluecoat School?
- The Bluecoat School has 119 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is The Bluecoat School full?
- The Bluecoat School has capacity for 243 pupils and 119 on roll (49%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Bluecoat School a faith school?
- No. The Bluecoat School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Bluecoat School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Bluecoat School as having nursery classes.
- Is The Bluecoat School part of an academy trust?
- The Bluecoat School is part of MERIDIAN TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Bluecoat School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Bluecoat School compare with other schools in Lincolnshire?
- The Bluecoat School ranked 112th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Bluecoat School's absence rate?
- The Bluecoat School's overall absence rate is 8.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Bluecoat School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Bluecoat School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 10 July 2026.