BCThe Blue Coat School 11+ admissions

• The Blue Coat School Liverpool 11+ assessment

  School-specific assessment · CEM. The September 2027 guidance and determined policy name CEM; the current FAQ identifies Cambridge Primary Insight for Phase 1. · Both phases are conducted online at the school using a PC, keyboard and mouse. Phase 1 had July 2026 slots and selected candidates were invited to Phase 2 in September. The guidance and FAQ give different Phase 1 session times, so exact session lengths are not stated here; families should follow their own booking confirmation.

  The school uses an eligible score and ranks applicants under its policy. Up to 27 places are available to the highest-scoring eligible free-school-meal applicants meeting the standard; remaining places are for other highest-scoring qualifying applicants. The policy uses the age-weighted non-rounded total score for a last-place tie and states priorities for qualifying looked-after or previously looked-after applicants and applicants with an EHCP. No fixed numeric qualifying score is published in the reviewed sources. An eligibility outcome is not an offer.

  Check the official test registration page

Eligibility

Year 5 applicants must apply to sit the school's CEM entrance test and achieve the eligible score; they must also name The Blue Coat School Liverpool on their home local authority common application form.

Score policy

The school uses a CEM entrance test. Applicants must achieve the eligible score; places are allocated by entrance-test score, and the age-weighted non-rounded total score determines a tie for the last place.

Oversubscription

Up to 27 places are available to the highest-scoring applicants eligible for free school meals who achieve the eligible score; remaining places go to other highest-scoring eligible applicants, with priority for looked-after or previously looked-after children and EHCP applicants and the published tie-break.

Registration

GIAS does not publish the current test registration URL.

Use the admissions summary and current policy to check any priority-area rules. This page does not provide an address eligibility check for this school.

DfE preferences and offers at National Offer Day. A child can appear at several schools or through more than one recorded route at the same school. These figures describe past demand and do not predict an offer.

School identifiers are joined across documented predecessor links. Missing and suppressed values stay unpublished. Latest dataset: September 2026 entry. Checked 2026-10-24.

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• Department for Education: School level secondary and primary applications and offers 2026 (AppsandOffers_2026_SchoolLevel29062026.csv)
• Department for Education: Get Information about Schools all establishments CSV (edubasealldata20261001.csv)
• Department for Education: Get Information about Schools establishment links CSV (links_edubasealldata20261001.csv)

These subjects are verified for the linked school-specific assessment route. GIAS does not publish the current assessed subjects.

• Reading
• Spelling
• General Mathematics
• Mental Arithmetic
• Developed Ability
• Verbal Ability
• Numerical Ability
• Non-verbal Ability

1. 1. The Blue Coat School Liverpool Entrance Test

   The determined policy requires Year 5 applicants to apply to sit the school-administered CEM Entrance Test. The policy does not set the test sitting dates, phase structure or paper subjects; the current school admissions page publishes the separate two-phase route timetable.

Registration opens

GIAS does not publish the current registration opening date.

Registration deadline

24 April 2026

Test date

GIAS does not publish the current test dates.

Published CAF date

31 October 2026

National Offer Day

GIAS does not publish the current offer date.

Apply through the council where your child lives, even if this school is in another area. Check your home council's on-time application deadline before relying on the date shown here. Read the government's application guidance.

Shared assessment dates are in the 11+ dates calendar. To decide where this school goes on the application form, use the school application order planner.

The Blue Coat School is a state-funded school, so there is no tuition fee for a Year 7 place. Uniform and optional activities can have separate costs. Check the Department for Education school record and the GOV.UK guide to state schools for the funding rule. The school can confirm current uniform and activity costs.

Inspection outcomes are maintained separately and are not present in current GIAS downloads.

1. Admissions Policy Year 7 Entry September 2027

   The Blue Coat School Liverpool. Accessed 23 October 2026. September 2027 entry.

2. Open state-funded school fields CSV

   Department for Education. Accessed 21 October 2026. GIAS register snapshot on 20 October 2026.

3. Open state-funded school fields CSV, 24 October 2026

   Department for Education. Accessed 24 October 2026. GIAS register snapshot on 24 October 2026.

4. ONS Postcode Directory May 2026 school-postcode centroid extract

   Office for National Statistics. Accessed 21 October 2026. ONS Postcode Directory, May 2026; candidate-school postcodes queried 21 October 2026.

5. Admissions Policy: Year 7 Entry September 2027

   The Blue Coat School. Accessed 24 October 2026. September 2027 entry.

6. Y7 Guidance about the Admissions Process for Admission September 2027

   The Blue Coat School. Accessed 24 October 2026. September 2027 entry.

7. Admission to Year 7 in September 2027: Frequently Asked Questions

   The Blue Coat School. Accessed 24 October 2026. September 2027 entry.

8. Year 7: September 2027 outcomes and September 2028 notices

   The Blue Coat School. Accessed 24 October 2026. September 2027 entry.

9. Timeline and Test Schedule: September 2027 entry

   The Blue Coat School. Accessed 24 October 2026. September 2027 entry.