Bluecoat Primary Academy
Harvey Road, Nottingham, NG8 3BB
452 pupils · 101% of 446 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- ARCHWAY LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Free school meals
- 41.6%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 1 February 2022, published 27 March 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 51% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 2% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.97 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 60 | 58 | 121 | 60 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 44 | 44 | 114 | 44 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 60 | 140 | 60 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 66 | 143 | 60 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 60 | 161 | 60 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 60 | 147 | 60 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 79 | 204 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 66 | 172 | 60 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Glenbrook Spencer Academy 0.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy 0.3 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School 0.4 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Brocklewood Primary and Nursery School 0.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Ambleside Primary School 1.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Melbury Primary School 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.