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Old Blue Ted Aplin (2021)

My first impression of the School was that it seemed to be massive! The wide range of activities amazed me: there were so many different after-school and during school activities, there are so many options in games sessions and a huge range of activities for Thursdays! My mains hobbies are acting and public speaking, there […]

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Old Blue Emily Aldridge (2020)

Emily joined Blue Coat in September 2018, not just because her twin Isaac was already here, but because she was looking for a challenge. Emily studied Music as an A Level subject; she took her Grade 7 examinations in piano and singing, and taught herself to play the guitar. She was also in the inaugural […]

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Old Blue Oliver Pink (2020)

Old Blue and Former Head Boy Oliver Pink joined Blue Coat in Year 9 and hit the ground running! In the October half-term of his first year, Oli climbed Mount Kilimanjaro to raise money for the Battersea Dogs and Cats Home in London – and he finished Year 11 by travelling to Ghana with Blue […]

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Old Blue Kukua Blankson (2018)

Former Head Girl Kukua joined Blue Coat because she found everybody “so friendly” and says that her favourite thing about life at Blue Coat was “the people…. everybody gets along, and I was part of a really good year group”. When Kukua first toured the School, she also liked the Art Department, and chose Art […]

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Old Blue Ida Burrows (2019)

When Ida competed for GB and came 19th at the 16-19 World Triathlon Championships in Rotterdam in 2017, it was only her third ever triathlon event. This summer, Ida became the Swedish Youth/Junior Triathlon champion in July; came 22nd in the youth Olympic qualifier in Banyoles, Spain; and came 9th out of 90 entrants at […]

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Old Blue Edward Reeve (2013)

Old Blue Edward Reeve (2013) has been playing the piano since the age of seven, completing his Diploma of the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music when he was 14. He gained the Licentiate of the Royal Schools of Music at the end of 2011 with distinction, achieving the same qualification on the […]

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Old Blue Francesca Williams (2016)

Old Blue Francesca Williams (2016) has been representing her country at netball since before she joined Blue Coat in 2014. When she was in Year 12, she was selected for the England U21 squad (having played for the U19 squad the year before), which won the U21 Europe title, and toured Australia. At the time, […]

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