Bluecoat Beechdale Academy

State-Funded School

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East MidlandsRegion

NottinghamLocal Authority

Nottingham SouthConstituency

NG8 3GPPostcode

1.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Bluecoat Beechdale Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Nottingham, East Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 887 pupils. Bluecoat Beechdale Academy is part of ARCHWAY LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 34
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 21.4%
EBacc average point score: 2.75

Ethnicity

White

63%

Asian

12%

Black

10%

Mixed

13%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

887

Total Pupils

56%Boys

44%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

68%

England average

27%

First language not English

19%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 887
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: ARCHWAY LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 12 October 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
6 Mar 2017	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.