Bluecoat Aspley Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Jun 12 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 19 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Nottingham
Unique reference
137798
Address
Aspley Lane, Aspley, NG8 5GY

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1382 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
50.9%
Girls
49.1%
First language not English
43.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
34.1%
Persistent absence
20.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.7%
Pupil ethnicities
Pakistani 25.3%
African 21.3%
White British 14.3%
Mixed 8.7%
Caribbean 5.9%
Other White 5.1%
Other Asian 5.1%
Indian 3.8%
Other Black 3.4%
Other 2.3%
Bangladeshi 2.2%
Unclassified 1.3%
Chinese 1.2%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.1
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.23
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 27%
Local authority average 27%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 46%
Local authority average 36%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 46.9
Local authority average 42.5
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.9
Local authority average 3.63
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Health StudiesTechnical Award16
Music performance: GroupTechnical Award18
Speech & DramaTechnical Award10
ArabicGCSE2
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE9
Art & Design (Graphics)GCSE24
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE22
BiologyGCSE59
Business Studies:SingleGCSE58
ChemistryGCSE58
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Bluecoat Aspley Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
178
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
294
2nd preference
358
3rd preference
212
From another Local Authority
39
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
146
2nd preference
20
3rd preference
11
To another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes23.1
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
192
106
86
Year 8
185
95
90
Year 9
180
95
85
Year 10
185
102
83
Year 11
194
103
91
Year 12
280
126
154
Year 13
166
76
90
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
90.0%
81.9%
85.6%
Further education
21.0%
41.0%
35.4%
School sixth form
55.0%
26.1%
36.6%
Sixth form college
13.0%
14.4%
13.0%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.4%
0.5%
Entering employment
3.0%
5.3%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
1.0%
2.1%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
4.0%
8.5%
5.9%
Destination unknown
2.0%
2.1%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
82.0%
65.1%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
17.0%
18.8%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
3.0%
3.8%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
1.0%
1.9%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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