Bluecoat Trent Academy

State-Funded School

bluecoat-trent-academy-nottingham-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

NottinghamLocal Authority

Nottingham EastConstituency

NG5 1AJPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Bluecoat Trent 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 1,132 pupils. Bluecoat Trent Academy is part of ARCHWAY LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Ethnicity

White

32%

Asian

26%

Black

18%

Mixed

18%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,132

Total Pupils

57%Boys

43%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

55%

England average

27%

First language not English

36%

England average

22%

Young carers

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: 1,132
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
10 Mar 2024	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good	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.