Bluecoat Trent Academy
Pelham Avenue, Nottingham, NG5 1AJ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ARCHWAY LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Claire McManus
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Archway Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Nottingham East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,200
- Pupils on roll
- 1,132
- URN
- 148548
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01159007245
About this school
Bluecoat Trent Academy is a secondary academy in Nottingham. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,132 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Bluecoat Trent Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 417 |
| 2023/24 | 654 |
| 2024/25 | 895 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bluecoat Trent Academy compares
Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 9.4% | 51.1% | 1,132 | — |
| Djanogly City Academy | 38 | 10.3% | 49.1% | 1,270 | 0.4 miles |
| Nottingham Free School | 51.5 | 5.6% | 27.7% | 699 | 0.7 miles |
| The Wells Academy | 43.1 | 7.6% | 50.9% | 634 | 1.2 miles |
| Bluecoat Aspley Academy | 48.6 | 7.2% | 42.7% | 1,344 | 1.6 miles |
| Ellis Guilford School | 37.1 | 10% | 47.6% | 1,171 | 1.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 51.06%
- English as an additional language
- 29.7%
- Overall absence
- 9.44%
- Persistent absence
- 29.63%
Location
Nearby schools
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Djanogly City Academy0.4 miles
Secondary · Nottingham
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Nottingham Free School0.7 miles
Secondary · Nottingham
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The Wells Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · Nottingham
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Bluecoat Aspley Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · Nottingham
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Ellis Guilford School1.6 miles
Secondary · Nottingham
Other schools in Nottingham
- Aldercar High School Secondary
- Alderman White School Secondary
- Arnold Hill Spencer Academy Secondary
- Ashfield Comprehensive School Secondary
- Bluecoat Aspley Academy Secondary
- Bluecoat Beechdale Academy Secondary
- Bluecoat Wollaton Academy Secondary
- Bramcote College Secondary
- Carlton Academy Secondary
- Chilwell School Secondary
- Christ The King Voluntary Academy Secondary
- Colonel Frank Seely Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Bluecoat Trent Academy teach?
- Bluecoat Trent Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Nottingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Bluecoat Trent Academy?
- The headteacher of Bluecoat Trent Academy is Miss Claire McManus, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bluecoat Trent Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bluecoat Trent Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Bluecoat Trent Academy?
- Bluecoat Trent Academy has 1,132 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Bluecoat Trent Academy full?
- Bluecoat Trent Academy has capacity for 1,200 pupils and 1,132 on roll (94%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Bluecoat Trent Academy a faith school?
- No. Bluecoat Trent Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Bluecoat Trent Academy a selective school?
- No. Bluecoat Trent Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Bluecoat Trent Academy?
- Bluecoat Trent Academy is part of ARCHWAY LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Bluecoat Trent Academy's absence rate?
- Bluecoat Trent Academy's overall absence rate is 9.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Bluecoat Trent Academy publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Bluecoat Trent Academy. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 10 July 2026.