Bluecoat Aspley Academy
About the school
Bluecoat Aspley Academy is an open secondary school in Nottingham.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 12 June 2024
- Published
- 7 July 2024
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 48.6
- Nottingham
- 43
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Nottingham
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 46.80%
- Nottingham
- 39.80%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 64.00%
- Nottingham
- 59.40%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 24.20%
- Nottingham
- 26.90%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.15
- Nottingham
- 3.73
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C-
Average A-level points
- School
- 27.26
AAB or better
- School
- 7.40%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1351
Girls
48.41%
Boys
51.59%
SEN support
10.73%
Education, health and care plan
1.63%
English as an additional language
41.70%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
42.70%
Overall absence
7.24
Persistent absence
22.62
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
187
Sustained education or employment
94%
Education
91%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
4%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
222
Sustained education or employment
83%
Higher education
64%
Further education
1%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
13%