Bluecoat Primary Academy

State-Funded School

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East MidlandsRegion

NottinghamLocal Authority

Nottingham SouthConstituency

NG8 3BBPostcode

3.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

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

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 452 pupils. Bluecoat Primary Academy is part of ARCHWAY LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 57%
Higher standard: 2%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

20%

Asian

34%

Black

25%

Mixed

17%

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

452

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

42%

England average

27%

First language not English

28%

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: 452
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
27 Mar 2022	Outstanding	Good	Good	Outstanding	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.