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Bluecoat Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Harvey Road, Bilborough, Nottingham NG8 3BB · bluecoatprimaryacademy.co.uk · 0115 900 7200
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 51%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Nottingham 61%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 452
- 6 over 446 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 41.6%
- First language not English
- 28.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 58 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 91% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 58 | 1 | 91% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 44 | 44 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 60 | 1 | 93% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 66 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 60 | 1 | 75% |
Results
In 2024/25, 51% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% the higher standard. Across Nottingham it was 61%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼51% | 62% | ||
| ▼2% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| Grammar and spelling | ●104 | 105 | |
Ofsted
Bluecoat Primary Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 1 February 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 1 Feb 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (32 replies, to 2 January 2023).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 32
- 7% · 2 Jan 2023
based on the 69% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied