Academy sponsor led · Nottingham

Bluecoat Beechdale Academy

11–16Ages
887Pupils
SecondaryPhase
140369URN

Harvey Road, Bilborough, Nottingham, NG8 3GP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodFeb 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to Nottingham median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Nottingham

309 applications for 177 places · 12th of 19 in Nottingham

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

36.6of 90

Nottingham 44.1 England 46.0

19th of 19 in Nottingham

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodFeb 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2022

Inspection history

12 October 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
8 February 2017
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.8applications per place, Year 7

close to Nottingham median (1.8) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

309 applications · 177 places offered · 127 named it first

2026 1.8; Nottingham median median 1.8
2025 2.0; Nottingham median median 2.0
2024 2.2; Nottingham median median 1.9
2023 2.2; Nottingham median median 1.9
2022 1.9; Nottingham median median 1.9
2021 2.2; Nottingham median median 1.9
2020 2.0; Nottingham median median 2.0
2019 1.8; Nottingham median median 1.9
2018 2.2; Nottingham median median 2.2
2017 1.6; Nottingham median median 2.0
2016 2.1; Nottingham median median 2.2
2015 2.0; Nottingham median median 2.0
2014 2.1; Nottingham median median 2.0; as the previous school

This school
Nottingham median

Dashed bars: as Hadden Park High School (URN 133256), Glaisdale School (URN 122832), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	177	309	1.8	127	0.72
Sep 2025	179	361	2.0	161	0.90
Sep 2024	179	384	2.2	171	0.96
Sep 2023	183	409	2.2	178	0.97
Sep 2022	190	359	1.9	154	0.81
Sep 2021	177	380	2.2	147	0.83
Sep 2020	194	388	2.0	144	0.74
Sep 2019	180	323	1.8	115	0.64
Sep 2018	171	369	2.2	109	0.64
Sep 2017	200	316	1.6	111	0.56
Sep 2016	166	346	2.1	102	0.61
Sep 2015	154	314	2.0	103	0.67
Sep 2014 *	105	221	2.1	62	0.59

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

170 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)36.619th of 19 in Nottingham

Nottingham 44.1 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths20%19th of 19 in Nottingham

Nottingham 41% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths42%

Nottingham 59% England 66%

This school
Nottingham median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.67

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	170	36.6	20%	42%	–
2024/25	173	34.0	21%	35%	–
2023/24	173	32.4	13%	31%	−0.67
2022/23	179	33.7	18%	38%	−0.65

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Bluecoat Beechdale AcademyThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

1.8applications per place 36.6Attainment 8
The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy
0.4 km · Nottingham

Standards maintained2024

2.7applications per place 54.4Attainment 8
Nottingham Girls' Academy
0.8 km · Nottingham

Outstanding2023

1.8applications per place 48.8Attainment 8
Bluecoat Aspley Academy
1.3 km · Nottingham

Remains Good2024

4.5applications per place 45.8Attainment 8
Nottingham University Samworth Academy
1.6 km · Nottingham

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place 39.9Attainment 8
Fernwood School
1.9 km · Nottingham

Outstanding2024

2.7applications per place 54.6Attainment 8
Bluecoat Wollaton Academy
1.9 km · Nottingham

Standards maintained2024

4.4applications per place 53.4Attainment 8
Ellis Guilford School
2.1 km · Nottingham

Good2023

1.3applications per place 39.5Attainment 8
Djanogly City Academy
3.2 km · Nottingham

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 37.0Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 140369 · 892/4003
Trust: Archway Learning Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 900 pupils · 887 on roll
Free school meals: 68.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2014
Replaced: Hadden Park High School (URN 133256); Glaisdale School (URN 122832)
Address: Harvey Road, Bilborough, Nottingham, NG8 3GP
Local authority: Nottingham

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources