Bluecoat Wollaton Academy

State-Funded School

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East MidlandsRegion

NottinghamLocal Authority

Nottingham SouthConstituency

NG8 1EAPostcode

9.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

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

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 879 pupils. Bluecoat Wollaton Academy is part of ARCHWAY LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 49.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 51.7%
EBacc average point score: 4.12

Ethnicity

White

31%

Asian

25%

Black

27%

Mixed

12%

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

879

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

39%

England average

27%

First language not English

28%

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: Deprived
Total pupils: 879
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less 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.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 16 October 2024. 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
20 Jun 2018	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.