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Bluecoat Wollaton Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Sutton Passeys Crescent, Wollaton Park, Nottingham NG8 1EA · bluecoatwollaton.co.uk · 0115 900 7210
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 49.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Nottingham 43, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 879
- 129 over 750 places · 117%
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 39%
- First language not English
- 27.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 228 families put the school first and 206 places were offered; 74% 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 | 206 | 228 | 1.1▲ | 74% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 203 | 246 | 1.2▲ | 72% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 210 | 270 | 1.3▲ | 67% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 154 | 262 | 1.7▲ | 50% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 154 | 229 | 1.5▲ | 62% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 49.4, and 51.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Nottingham it was 43, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲49.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲51.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲70.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼11.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.12 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 28.1 | −7.9 |
| Sixth form college | 27.5 | +6.2 |
| Further education | 35.6 | +6.9 |
| Other education | 0.6 | −0.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.6 | −1.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.1 | −2.9 |
| Activity not captured | 4.4 | +2.4 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 16 October 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Bluecoat Wollaton Academy was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 15 Oct 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, May 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2018Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (88 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 88
- 11% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied
based on 26 parents (30%) with SEND