Bluecoat Trent Academy
Secondary · Free schools · Mixed · Nottingham
Pelham Avenue, Nottingham, NG5 1AJ
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 30/01/2024
Application demand
54%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
90.6%
29.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,132
Capacity used
Nearly full94%
1,200 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
54%
1st preference success rate
212 of 396 families who put it first got an offer
235
Places offered
880
Total applications
3.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 396 | 212 | ● 54% |
| 2nd preference | 278 | 15 | ● 5% |
| 3rd preference | 131 | 7 | ● 5% |
| 4th preference | 75 | 1 | ● 1% |
| Total | 880 | 235 | 27% |
1st preference success by year
Nottingham lets families list 4 preferences. 26 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Claire McManus
- Address
- Pelham Avenue, Nottingham, NG5 1AJ
- Phone
- 01159007245
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Ward / constituency
- Berridge · Nottingham East
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 148548
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 55% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 29% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ARCHWAY LEARNING TRUST
1,132 pupils · 1,200 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
30 January 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 945 pupils
Attendance
90.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
29.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.2%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in cohort | 0 | — |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Nottingham council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.