Bluecoat Primary Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 2 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Not applicable
Local authority
Nottingham
Unique reference
145145
Address
Harvey Road, Bilborough, NG8 3BB

Pupils

Number of Pupils
450 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
53.8%
Girls
46.2%
First language not English
27.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
42%
Persistent absence
10.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.2%
Pupil ethnicities
Pakistani 20.4%
White British 19.1%
African 16.7%
Mixed 15.8%
Indian 6.4%
Caribbean 6.4%
Other Black 4.4%
Other Asian 3.8%
Other 2.2%
Bangladeshi 1.6%
Other White 1.3%
Chinese 1.3%
Irish 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingBelow average-2.8
WritingAverage-0.1
MathsBelow average-1.8
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 57%
Local authority average 60%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 2%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Bluecoat Primary Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
44
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
44
2nd preference
28
3rd preference
32
From another Local Authority
4
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
44
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29.5
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.8
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
25
11
14
Reception, Full-time
60
30
30
Year 1
59
32
27
Year 2
60
33
27
Year 3
63
32
31
Year 4
61
40
21
Year 5
61
31
30
Year 6
61
33
28
Year 2024-2025

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