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A bluecoat school is a type of charity school in England, the first of which was founded in the 16th century. Most of them have closed; some remain open as schools, often on different sites, and some of the original buildings have been adapted for other purposes.
Queen Elizabeth's Hospital Captain of School 2002/3, dressed in traditional bluecoat uniform, standing by the statue of a pupil in bluecoat uniform. The bluecoat is a style of dress code, traditionally worn in bluecoat schools (English private schools deriving from charity schools). The main element of the bluecoat is a long (dark blue or black ...
Blue was traditionally the colour of charity and was a common colour for clothing. The uniform included a blue frock coat and yellow stockings with white bands. [4] The Original Blue Coat school was founded as a school for girls [5] in 1714, close to Holy Trinity Church in the city centre of Coventry, [6] and the ruins of St Mary's Priory and ...
Bluecoat Aspley Academy is a Church of England secondary school and sixth form located in the Aspley area of Nottingham, England, dating back to 1706. [1] In 2007, the school had 1550 students aged six to eighteen, including 250 Sixth form students. [ 2 ]
The Liverpool Blue Coat School is a grammar school in Liverpool, England.It was founded in 1708 by Bryan Blundell and the Reverend Robert Styth as the Liverpool Blue Coat Hospital and was for many years a boys' boarding school before restoring in 2002 its original policy of accepting boys and girls.
The Blue Coat School is a preparatory school in Birmingham, England for children aged 3 to 11. It has 15 acres of gardens and playing fields. There are two sections to the school - Pre-Prep (including Nursery) and Prep. The school opened in November 1722, originally as a free boarding school for poor and orphaned children.
Charity schools, sometimes called blue coat schools, or simply the Blue School, were significant in the history of education in England. They were built and maintained in various parishes by the voluntary contributions of the inhabitants to teach poor children to read and write, and for other necessary parts of education.
The history of The Blue Coat School Basingstoke can be traced back to 1646, when the Blue Coat School was opened in Cross Street (originally Cow Cross Lane). [1] It was due to an Alderman of the City of London named Richard Aldworth (whose mother, Jane South, was from Basingstoke) that the school was able to open, when he left £2000 in his will. [2]