| The Blue Coat School | |
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| Address | |
| 528805 Somerset Road Birmingham, West Midlands, England |
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| Information | |
| Type | Independent School |
| Motto | Grow In Grace |
| Established | 1722 |
| Headmaster | A D J Browning |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Age | 2 to 11 |
| Enrollment | c.550 |
| Website | http://www.bluecoat.bham.sch.uk/ |
The Blue Coat School is a preparatory school in Birmingham, England for children aged two to 11. The school was founded in 1722.[1] In 1930,[2] 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 of gardens and playing fields. There are three sections to the school - Buttons, Pre-Prep and Main School.
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The school was founded as a charity school under the guidance of Reverend William Higgs, Rector of St Philip's Church, now Birmingham Cathedral.[3] At its outset, it provided food, clothing and education to 32 boys and 20 girls from poor families, aged between nine and 14.[4]
During the 1880s, the older boys were instructed in phonology by Marie Bethell Beauclerc, a pioneer in the teaching of shorthand.