Secondary school in Nottingham
Bluecoat Trent Academy
Pelham Avenue, Nottingham, NG5 1AJ
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 30 January 2024.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 1132
- Places
- 1200
- How full
- 94% full — 1132 of 1200 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 484 / 648
- Overall absence
- 9%
- Persistently absent
- 30%
secondary schools average 8.6%
secondary schools average 23.9% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 51%
- English as an additional language
- 30%
- With an EHC plan
- 1%
- On SEN support
- 13%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Nottingham 017A, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 41%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 20%
- Households owning their home
- 29%
- Households in social housing
- 6%
- Households with no car
- 43%
- Adults economically inactive
- 40%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- Ages 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- ARCHWAY LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Claire McManus
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Ward
- Berridge
- Constituency
- Nottingham East
- URN
- 148548
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest secondary schools
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamia Al-Hudaa Residential CollegeOther independent school | No grade | — | 0.2 mi |
| Hollygirt SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 0.4 mi |
| Djanogly City AcademyAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 38 | 0.4 mi |
| Nottingham Girls' High School GDSTOther independent school | No grade | — | 0.5 mi |
| Nottingham High SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 0.5 mi |
| Take 1 Learning CentreOther independent school | No grade | — | 0.6 mi |
| FUELOther independent school | No grade | — | 0.7 mi |
| Nottingham Free SchoolFree schools | Good 2022 | 51.5 | 0.7 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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