Bluecoat Bentinck Primary Academy

State-Funded School

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East MidlandsRegion

NottinghamLocal Authority

Nottingham EastConstituency

NG7 4AAPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Bluecoat Bentinck Primary Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Nottingham, East Midlands.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 220 pupils. Bluecoat Bentinck Primary Academy is part of ARCHWAY LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 46%
Higher standard: 4%
Reading score: 101
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

25%

Asian

45%

Black

14%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

10%

Pupils

220

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

58%

England average

27%

First language not English

81%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 220
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: ARCHWAY LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
21 Mar 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement

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.