Academy sponsor led · Nottingham

Bluecoat Bentinck Primary Academy

3–11Ages
220Pupils
PrimaryPhase
150033URN

Alfreton Road, Hyson Green, Nottingham, NG7 4AA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2023 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.6 above Nottingham median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Nottingham

70 applications for 30 places · 6th of 72 in Nottingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

41%met the expected standard

Nottingham 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 7 February 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development		Requires improvement
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision		Requires improvement

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

2.3applications per place, Reception

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

70 applications · 30 places offered · 32 named it first

2026 2.3; Nottingham median median 1.8
2025 2.6; Nottingham median median 1.9
2024 2.4; Nottingham median median 1.8
2023 2.3; Nottingham median median 1.8; as the previous school
2022 2.0; Nottingham median median 1.8; as the previous school
2021 2.3; Nottingham median median 1.9; as the previous school
2020 3.3; Nottingham median median 2.0; as the previous school
2019 3.7; Nottingham median median 2.1; as the previous school
2018 3.6; Nottingham median median 2.3; as the previous school
2017 3.5; Nottingham median median 2.3; as the previous school
2016 4.6; Nottingham median median 2.3; as the previous school
2015 4.3; Nottingham median median 2.2; as the previous school
2014 4.1; Nottingham median median 2.2; as the previous school

This school
Nottingham median

Dashed bars: as Bentinck Primary and Nursery School (URN 122407), the previous school.

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	30	70	2.3	32	1.07
Sep 2025	29	76	2.6	29	1.00
Sep 2024	24	58	2.4	20	0.83
Sep 2023 *	25	57	2.3	23	0.92
Sep 2022 *	29	57	2.0	28	0.97
Sep 2021 *	26	60	2.3	25	0.96
Sep 2020 *	27	90	3.3	24	0.89
Sep 2019 *	26	96	3.7	26	1.00
Sep 2018 *	30	108	3.6	34	1.13
Sep 2017 *	30	104	3.5	34	1.13
Sep 2016 *	30	139	4.6	34	1.13
Sep 2015 *	30	129	4.3	42	1.40
Sep 2014 *	30	123	4.1	46	1.53

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 41% · Writing 52% · Maths 63% → all three 41% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard41%69th of 73 in Nottingham

Nottingham 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard41%

Nottingham 75% England 78%

Higher standard15%

Nottingham 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard52%

Nottingham 75% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Nottingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard63%

Nottingham 75% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Nottingham 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	41%	0%	100	101
2023/24	46%	4%	101	103
2022/23

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 Bentinck Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Requires improvement2023

2.3applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Mellers Primary School
0.4 km · Nottingham

Good2022

1.4applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Berridge Primary and Nursery School
0.6 km · Nottingham

Standards maintained2024

1.4applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Radford Primary School Academy
0.7 km · Nottingham

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Scotholme Primary and Nursery School
0.9 km · Nottingham

Good2023

1.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · Nottingham

Good2022

1.8applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Forest Fields Primary and Nursery School
1.0 km · Nottingham

Good2024

1.5applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Robert Shaw Primary and Nursery School
1.3 km · Nottingham

2026

1.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Southwold Primary School and Early Years' Centre
1.3 km · Nottingham

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.5applications per place 66%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 sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 150033 · 892/2022
Trust: Archway Learning Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 220 on roll
Free school meals: 58.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2023
Replaced: Bentinck Primary and Nursery School (URN 122407)
Address: Alfreton Road, Hyson Green, Nottingham, NG7 4AA
Local authority: Nottingham

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