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The Priory Belvoir Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Barkestone Lane, Bottesford, Nottingham NG13 0AX · belvoiracademy.co.uk · 01949 844920
On the mapSearch near NG13 0AX
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 46.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Leicestershire 46.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 672
- 22 over 650 places · 103%
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 15.4%
- First language not English
- 1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 128 families put the school first and 131 places were offered; 88% 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 | 131 | 128 | 1 | 88% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 135 | 122 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 134 | 132 | 1 | 90% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 114 | 134 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 128 | 121 | 0.9 | 91% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 46.3, and 41% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Leicestershire it was 46.2, and across England 46.
In 2016/17 the average A level result was grade C (31.5 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●46.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼41.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼61.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ●38.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.04 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 30.1 | −5.8 |
| Further education | 45.9 | −0.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 7.5 | +2 |
| Employment | 3.8 | −0.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10.5 | +5.8 |
| Activity not captured | 2.3 | 0 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2016/17 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 242 students | C (31.5) | 0.00 | |
| 242 students | C (31.5) | 0.00 | |
| Applied general40 students | — | -0.74 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 250 | C+ (32.1) | +0.21 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2016/17 | |
|---|---|
| University | 57 |
| Further education | 5 |
| Apprenticeship | 11 |
| Employment | 22 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3 |
| Activity not captured | 2 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 7 February 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for The Priory Belvoir Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 6 Feb 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2015
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective May 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding May 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
83% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (93 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 83%
- Replies
- 93
- 14% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 85% who raised concerns
based on the 43% who had a child bullied
based on 34 parents (37%) with SEND