Schools by area › Nottingham › Bluecoat Trent Academy
Bluecoat Trent Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Free school
Pelham Avenue, Nottingham NG5 1AJ · bluecoattrent.co.uk · 0115 900 7245
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2024
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,132
- 94% of 1,200 places
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 54.6%
- First language not English
- 36%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 287 families put the school first and 237 places were offered; 64% 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 | 237 | 287 | 1.2▲ | 64% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 235 | 396 | 1.7▲ | 54% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 239 | 216 | 0.9 | 78% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 236 | 147 | 0.6 | 98% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 221 | 68 | 0.3 | 100% |
Results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | n/a | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | n/a | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | n/a | 64.8% |
| Entered for EBacc | n/a | 40.5% |
| EBacc average points | n/a | 4.09 |
Ofsted
Bluecoat Trent Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 30 January 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 30 Jan 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
What parents said
71% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (45 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 71%
- Replies
- 45
- 7% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 84% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (27%) with SEND