Bluecoat Trent Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 30 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 16 y.o.
Type
Free Schools
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
148548
Address
Pelham Avenue, NG5 1AJ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
895 (55% of total capacity)
Boys
59.1%
Girls
40.9%
First language not English
29.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
50.3%
Persistent absence
28.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 26.4%
Mixed 19.3%
Pakistani 14.5%
African 8.9%
Other Asian 6.4%
Caribbean 5.6%
Other White 5.3%
Other Black 3.2%
Indian 3.1%
Other 3.1%
Bangladeshi 1.6%
Unclassified 1.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.8%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Bluecoat Trent Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
235
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
396
2nd preference
278
3rd preference
131
From another Local Authority
26
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
212
2nd preference
15
3rd preference
7
To another Local Authority
0
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 classes24.5
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
240
132
108
Year 8
239
137
102
Year 9
237
150
87
Year 10
179
110
69
Year 2024-2025

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