Bluecoat Aspley Academy is a secondary school located in Nottingham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness is outstanding, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are good. The school inspection was carried out on 10/05/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.9%, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Aspley Lane, Nottingham, NG8 5GY
Website: www.bluecoataspley.co.uk
Telephone: 01159297445
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Nottingham
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Angela Wells
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137798

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 10/05/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1400
Number of Pupils: 1404
Number of Boys: 768
Number of Girls: 636

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.2% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.26 Confidence interval 0.07 to 0.44
Of the 187 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 182 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:20%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:96%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:38%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:47
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.83
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4The Nottingham Nursery School and Training Centre
Denman Street West, Radford NG7 3AB
1,771 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4Robert Shaw Primary and Nursery School
Southfield Road, Western Boulevard NG8 3PL
1,039 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Whitemoor Academy (Primary and Nursery)
Bracknell Crescent, Whitemoor Estate NG8 5FF
1,099 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
1out of 4Ambleside Primary School
Minver Crescent, Aspley NG8 5PN
1,154 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Berridge Primary and Nursery School
Brushfield Site, Berridge Road West NG7 5LE
1,213 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
Kingsbury Drive, Aspley NG8 3EP
1,310 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Bluecoat Aspley Academy
Aspley Lane, Aspley NG8 5GY
0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
- not ratedBluecoat Trent Academy
Aspley Lane, NG8 5GY
148 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Nottingham Girls' Academy
Robin's Wood Road, NG8 3LD
614 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Girls More About School
3out of 4The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy
Beechdale Road, Aspley NG8 3EZ
1,193 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
1out of 4Ellis Guilford School
Bar Lane, Basford NG6 0HT
1,362 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedBilborough College
Bilborough Road, Bilborough NG8 4DQ
3,036 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Woodlands Academy
Beechdale Road, Aspley NG8 3EZ
964 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Oak Field School
Wigman Road, Bilborough NG8 3HW
1,523 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedTake 1 Learning Centre
Gregory Boulevard, Nottingham NG7 6BE
1,850 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedFig Tree Primary School
30 Bentinck Road, Hyson Green NG7 4AF
1,967 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Westbury Academy
Chingford Road, Bilborough NG8 3BT
2,182 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.