Bluecoat school
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Blue Coat School, Bluecoat school etc. may refer to:
- Charity schoolCharity schoolA charity school, also called Blue Coat School, was significant in the History of education in England. They were erected and maintained in various parishes, by the voluntary contributions of the inhabitants, for teaching poor children to read, write, and other necessary parts of education...
in England, originally known as Blue Coat School
Individual schools
- St Mary's School, Banbury, a primary school founded as Bluecoat School in 1705.
- Birmingham Blue Coat SchoolBirmingham Blue Coat SchoolThe Blue Coat School is a preparatory school in Birmingham, England for children aged two to 11. The school was founded in 1722. In 1930, it moved from the northeast corner of St. Philip's Square to its current location on Somerset Road, on the border between Edgbaston and Harborne. It has 15 acres...
, an independent junior prep school founded in 1722. - Queen Elizabeth's HospitalQueen Elizabeth's HospitalQueen Elizabeth's Hospital is an independent school for boys in Clifton, Bristol, England founded in 1586. Stephen Holliday has served as Headmaster since 2000, having succeeded Dr Richard Gliddon...
, Clifton, Bristol, also known as The City School, founded in 1586. - Bluecoat School, ChesterBluecoat School, ChesterThe Blue Coat School is located in Upper Northgate Street, Chester, Cheshire, England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building.-History:Before the school was built, it was the site of a medieval hospital...
, founded in 1717, closed in 1949. Its name has been incorporated in Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High SchoolBishops' Blue Coat Church of England High SchoolThe Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School is a secondary school in Chester, United Kingdom. It is an academy and the current Headteacher is Mr Justin Blakebrough.It is also an affiliated school of the Woodard Group of Schools.-School History:...
, Chester. - Christ's HospitalChrist's HospitalChrist's Hospital is an English coeducational independent day and boarding school with Royal Charter located in the Sussex countryside just south of Horsham in Horsham District, West Sussex, England...
, Horsham, the first and oldest surviving Bluecoat school, known as The Bluecoat School, an independent boarding school founded in 1552 by King Edward VI. - Coventry Blue Coat Church of England SchoolCoventry Blue Coat Church of England SchoolThe Coventry Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College is a comprehensive school in Coventry, England located in the Lower Stoke area of the city. It is a Cross Of Nails school, with links to a school in Bethlehem...
, a comprehensive school founded in 1714. - The King's HospitalThe King's HospitalThe King's Hospital is a Church of Ireland co-educational fee-paying boarding and day school situated in Palmerstown, Dublin, Ireland.Founded in 1669, it is one of the oldest schools in Ireland and was also known as the Blue Coat School....
, Dublin, also known as The Blue Coat School, an Irish school founded in 1669. - The Blue Coat School, DudleyThe Blue Coat School, DudleyThe Blue Coat School was a mixed secondary school located in Dudley, England. It was opened in 1869 within buildings in Bean Road, several hundred yards east of Dudley town centre...
, a school opened in 1869 and closed in 1989. - Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat SchoolBishop of Hereford's Bluecoat SchoolThe Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School is a mixed comprehensive secondary school in the Tupsley district of Hereford, England. It is a voluntary aided school, which takes children from the age of 11 through to the age of 16. It is a Church of England school and is administered by the Hereford...
, a school founded in 1973. - Liverpool Blue Coat SchoolLiverpool Blue Coat SchoolThe Liverpool Blue Coat School is a voluntary aided secondary school located in Wavertree, Liverpool and is Liverpool's only Grammar 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...
, a grammar school founded in 1708. - Nottingham Bluecoat School, a church school founded in 1706.
- The Blue Coat School, OldhamThe Blue Coat School, OldhamThe Blue Coat School is a mixed gender Church of England Academy for 11–18 year olds, located in the town of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England....
, a school established in 1834. - Pilton Bluecoat CofE Primary School, a junior school in Devon.
- Reading Blue Coat SchoolReading Blue Coat SchoolReading Blue Coat School is a boys' independent school in Holme Park in the village of Sonning, in the English county of Berkshire, to the east of the town of Reading...
, a secondary school founded in 1646. - Boys' Charity School, Sheffield, popularly known as the Bluecoat School, was founded in 1706 and closed in 1939
- Bluecoat Primary School & Nursery, in Stamford, LincolnshireStamford, LincolnshireStamford is a town and civil parish within the South Kesteven district of the county of Lincolnshire, England. It is approximately to the north of London, on the east side of the A1 road to York and Edinburgh and on the River Welland...
, established in the 18th century. - Old Swinford HospitalOld Swinford HospitalOld Swinford Hospital is a selective voluntary aided boys' boarding school in Oldswinford, Stourbridge, West Midlands, England that has been in continuous operation since the 17th century.- History :Old Swinford Hospital opened in the late summer of 1667...
, at Stourbridge founded in 1667. - Old Bluecoat School, ThatchamOld Bluecoat School, ThatchamOld Bluecoat School, or the St Thomas’ Chapel is a Grade I listed building in the town of Thatcham in the English county of Berkshire. It is located on the main A4 road.- St Thomas’ Chapel :...
, a former chapel founded in 1707. - York Bluecoat SchoolYork Bluecoat SchoolThe York Bluecoat School in York, England, was founded in 1705 as a charity school for forty poor boys.The school was founded by York Corporation, who initially provided and furnished a medieval guild hall, St Anthony's Hall, Peasholme Green, for use as the school building. The blue coats worn by...
, founded 1705. - Blewcoat SchoolBlewcoat SchoolBlewcoat School, located in Caxton Street, Westminster, London, England, was built in 1709 as a school for the poor. It was used as a school until 1926...
, Westminster, founded in 1709 and later a National Trust gift shop
See also
- BluecoatBluecoatThe bluecoat is a style of dress code, traditionally worn in Bluecoat schools .The main element of the bluecoat is a long coat, belted at the waist, with white neck decoration...
, type of school uniform - Bluecoat (disambiguation)Bluecoat (disambiguation)Bluecoat is a style of school uniform used in some British schools.Bluecoat or Blue Coat may also refer to:- Education :* Bluecoat school , any of several individual British schools...