Academy converter · Nottingham

Bluecoat Primary Academy

3–11Ages
452Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
145145URN

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

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.3 above Nottingham median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Nottingham

121 applications for 60 places · 19th of 72 in Nottingham

Every year since 2018

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

51%met the expected standard

Nottingham 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 1 February 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

2.0applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Nottingham median (1.8) close to England median (2.2)

121 applications · 60 places offered · 58 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.0; Nottingham median median 1.8
2025 2.6; Nottingham median median 1.9
2024 2.3; Nottingham median median 1.8
2023 2.4; Nottingham median median 1.8
2022 2.7; Nottingham median median 1.8
2021 2.5; Nottingham median median 1.9
2020 3.4; Nottingham median median 2.0
2019 2.9; Nottingham median median 2.1
2018 2.3; Nottingham median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Nottingham median in 8 of 9 years.

This school
Nottingham median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, 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	60	121	2.0	58	0.97
Sep 2025	44	114	2.6	44	1.00
Sep 2024	60	140	2.3	60	1.00
Sep 2023	60	143	2.4	66	1.10
Sep 2022	60	161	2.7	60	1.00
Sep 2021	60	147	2.5	60	1.00
Sep 2020	60	204	3.4	79	1.32
Sep 2019	60	172	2.9	66	1.10
Sep 2018	60	136	2.3	55	0.92

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 74% · Maths 64% → all three 51% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard51%62nd of 73 in Nottingham

Nottingham 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

Nottingham 75% England 78%

Higher standard20%

Nottingham 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Nottingham 75% England 75%

Greater depth2%

Nottingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard64%

Nottingham 75% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Nottingham 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Nottingham median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	51%	2%	103	103
2023/24	57%	2%	104	104
2022/23	57%	7%	103	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

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

Bluecoat Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2022

2.0applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Glenbrook Spencer Academy
0.3 km · Nottingham

Good2022

1.5applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy
0.3 km · Nottingham

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
0.4 km · Nottingham

2026

2.3applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Brocklewood Primary and Nursery School
0.5 km · Nottingham

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Ambleside Primary School
1.2 km · Nottingham

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Melbury Primary School
1.2 km · Nottingham

Remains Good2024

1.7applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Bilborough College
1.3 km · Nottingham

Not yet inspected
Djanogly Strelley Academy
1.5 km · Nottingham

2026

1.2applications per place 34%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145145 · 892/2019
Trust: Archway Learning Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 446 pupils · 452 on roll
Free school meals: 41.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 October 2017
Address: Harvey Road, Bilborough, Nottingham, NG8 3BB
Local authority: Nottingham

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources