Bluecoat Beechdale Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 11 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Unique reference
- 140369
- Address
- Harvey Road, Bilborough, NG8 3GP
- Website
- www.bluecoatbeechdale.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 891 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.8%
- Girls
- 44.2%
- First language not English
- 15.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 67%
- Persistent absence
- 34.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 32.2%
White British 59.3%
Mixed 11.9%
African 7.2%
Pakistani 6.3%
Other White 4.8%
Caribbean 2.5%
Other Asian 2.2%
Indian 1.3%
Other Black 1.3%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Other 0.8%
Chinese 0.6%
Irish 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 16%
Local authority average 27%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 21%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 33.9
Local authority average 42.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.74
Local authority average 3.72
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 31 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 32 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 7 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 3 |
| Biology | GCSE | 44 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 44 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 22 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 25 |
| English Language | GCSE | 170 |
Admissions
Bluecoat Beechdale Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 179
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 161
- 2nd preference
- 86
- 3rd preference
- 68
- From another Local Authority
- 12
Offers
- 1st preference
- 150
- 2nd preference
- 17
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 176 102 74 |
| Year 8 | 185 109 76 |
| Year 9 | 178 104 74 |
| Year 10 | 177 86 91 |
| Year 11 | 175 96 79 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 80.0% 84.4% 85.5% |
Further education | 53.0% 42.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 17.0% 27.7% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 9.0% 13.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.9% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 12.0% 7.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 6.0% 4.6% 3.0% |