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Bluecoat Primary Academy

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personMrs Sue-Ellen Shaw

corporate_fareARCHWAY LEARNING TRUST

location_onNottingham, NG8 3BB

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

443

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Expected Standard

51%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Bluecoat Primary Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Nottingham, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 80% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Bluecoat Primary Academy is an academy converter in Nottingham, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of ARCHWAY LEARNING TRUST. The school has approximately 450 pupils on roll, of whom 43% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 51% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #64 of 74 primaries in Nottingham and #10,892 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Good, and leadership and management Outstanding.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 24.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.1 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

51%

LA 58%

Reading70% LA 69%

Writing74% LA 68%

Maths64% LA 69%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading74% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing70% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths70% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading68% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing78% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths77% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.8

Read

LA -0.3

-4.4 to -1.2

-0.1

Write

LA 0.5

-1.7 to 1.4

-1.8

Maths

LA 0.4

-3.3 to -0.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 61%England 65%

Reading-% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing-% LA 72% · Eng 78%

Maths-% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.7

Write

LA 0.9

Maths

LA 1.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 58%

Reading-% LA 68%

Writing-% LA 71%

Maths-% LA 70%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.7

Write

LA 0.9

Maths

LA 1.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

01 February 2022

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

1 Evaluations

2022-02-01

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Good

Leadership

Outstanding

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.6%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.7%(3 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 450 pupils. During this period, there were 7 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.6%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	450	7	1.6%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	447	12	2.7%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	444	9	2.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	444	5	1.1%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	446	3	0.7%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	441	2	0.5%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	443	1	0.2%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	441	4	0.9%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	446	4	0.9%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	439	4	0.9%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	437	2	0.5%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	410	1	0.2%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	410	1	0.2%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	412	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	383	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	383	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	384	2	0.5%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	329	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	327	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	324	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	260	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	259	1	0.4%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	263	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 34 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 20 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 20 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils