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Bluecoat Aspley Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Academy
Aspley Lane, Aspley, Nottingham NG8 5GY · bluecoataspley.co.uk · 0115 929 7445
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 48.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Nottingham 43, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.5
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,344
- 96% of 1,400 places
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 45.3%
- First language not English
- 43.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 275 families put the school first and 187 places were offered; 57% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 187 | 275 | 1.5▲ | 57% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 181 | 236 | 1.3▲ | 64% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 178 | 294 | 1.7▲ | 50% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 187 | 348 | 1.9▲ | 43% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 188 | 351 | 1.9▲ | 47% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 48.6, and 46.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Nottingham it was 43, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (27.3 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲48.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ●46.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ●64.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼24.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.15 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 43.8 | −11.3 |
| Sixth form college | 13.4 | 0 |
| Further education | 30.9 | +10 |
| Other education | 1 | −0.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.6 | +1.5 |
| Employment | 0.5 | −0.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.6 | +0.9 |
| Activity not captured | 3.1 | −0.1 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 148 students | C- (27.3) | Below average -0.25 | |
| 155 students | C- (27.1) | Below average -0.25 | |
| 88 students | Merit (26.4) | Well below average -0.52 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 136 | C- (27.5) | -0.25 |
| 2022/23 | 170 | C (30.9) | — |
| 2021/22 | 144 | B- (37.3) | — |
| 2018/19 | 219 | C- (27.7) | -0.10 |
| 2017/18 | 203 | C- (28.1) | -0.03 |
| 2016/17 | 169 | C (29.9) | +0.06 |
| 2015/16 | 177 | C (29.5) | +0.25 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 71.1 | +3.4 |
| Further and other education | 3.8 | −0.3 |
| Further education | 3.2 | — |
| Other education | 0.5 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 2.7 | +1.2 |
| Employment | 9.6 | −5.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.5 | +0.3 |
| Activity not captured | 5.3 | +0.7 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 12 June 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Bluecoat Aspley Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 11 Jun 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Mar 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Feb 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement
What parents said
65% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (43 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 65%
- Replies
- 43
- 3% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 91% who raised concerns
based on the 51% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (26%) with SEND