The invention relates to an in-line coated, biaxially oriented polyester film in which at least one surface has a coating formed from the dried residue of an aqueous coating composition, where the aqueous coating composition includes from 1 to 20% by weight (based on the weight of the coating composition) of EAA (ethylene-acrylic acid copolymer) particles whose median particle size (d50 value) is from 1 to 200 μm.