Bluecoat Bentinck Primary Academy
Alfreton Road, Hyson Green, Nottingham, NG7 4AA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ARCHWAY LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Sue-Ellen Shaw
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Archway Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Nottingham East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 220
- URN
- 150033
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01159151567
About this school
Bluecoat Bentinck Primary Academy is a primary academy in Nottingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 220 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bluecoat Bentinck Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Bentinck Primary and Nursery School (URN 122407).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 28 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 46% | 41% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 61% | 41% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 61% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 101.0 |
Trends over time
How Bluecoat Bentinck Primary 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 | Nottingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 55.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 46% | 57.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 41% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 229 |
| 2024/25 | 226 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bluecoat Bentinck Primary Academy compares
Bluecoat Bentinck Primary Academy ranked 70th of 75 primary schools in Nottingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41% | 7.6% | 51.2% | 220 | — |
| Mellers Primary School | 73% | 7.3% | 47.3% | 450 | 0.2 miles |
| Berridge Primary and Nursery School | 69% | 7% | 32.6% | 624 | 0.4 miles |
| Radford Primary School Academy | 71% | 4% | 47.6% | 207 | 0.4 miles |
| Scotholme Primary and Nursery School | 69% | 6.1% | 34.8% | 461 | 0.5 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | 80% | 3.2% | 30.5% | 234 | 0.6 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)
- 51.22%
- English as an additional language
- 80.1%
- Overall absence
- 7.58%
- Persistent absence
- 22.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Mellers Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Berridge Primary and Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Radford Primary School Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Scotholme Primary and Nursery School0.5 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Nottingham
Other schools in Nottingham
Bluecoat Bentinck Primary Academy ranks 182nd of the 189 ranked primary schools in Nottingham.
- Abbey Gates Primary School Primary
- Abbey Hill Primary & Nursery Primary
- Abbey Road Primary School Primary
- Albany Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Albany Junior School Primary
- Aldercar Infant School Primary
- Alderman Pounder Infant and Nursery School Primary
- All Hallows CofE Primary School Primary
- Ambleside Primary School Primary
- Annesley Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Archbishop Cranmer Church of England Academy Primary
- Arnbrook Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Bluecoat Bentinck Primary Academy teach?
- Bluecoat Bentinck Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Nottingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Bluecoat Bentinck Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Bluecoat Bentinck Primary Academy is Headteacher Sue-Ellen Shaw, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bluecoat Bentinck Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bluecoat Bentinck Primary 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 many pupils are at Bluecoat Bentinck Primary Academy?
- Bluecoat Bentinck Primary Academy has 220 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Bluecoat Bentinck Primary Academy full?
- Bluecoat Bentinck Primary Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 220 on roll (105%), so it is at or above 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 Bentinck Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Bluecoat Bentinck Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Bluecoat Bentinck Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Bluecoat Bentinck Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Bluecoat Bentinck Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Bluecoat Bentinck Primary 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.
- How have Bluecoat Bentinck Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 46% in 2023/24 and 41% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bluecoat Bentinck Primary Academy compare with other schools in Nottingham?
- Bluecoat Bentinck Primary Academy ranked 70th of 75 primary schools in Nottingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bluecoat Bentinck Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Bluecoat Bentinck Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 7.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bluecoat Bentinck Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bluecoat Bentinck Primary Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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.