Djanogly City AcademyBluecoat Trent Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Nottingham.
Summary of the comparison
Djanogly City Academy and Bluecoat Trent Academy are secondary schools in Nottingham.
Djanogly City Academy scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Bluecoat Trent Academy scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.
Djanogly City Academy was judged the expected standard and Bluecoat Trent Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 37.0 for Djanogly City Academy and 39.7 for Bluecoat Trent Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Djanogly City Academy (42.6 in 2021-22, 37.0 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | NottinghamDjanogly City Academy | NottinghamBluecoat Trent Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D53/100 | D53/100 | |
| Local ranking | 9th of 19 in Nottingham Stronger figure | 19th of 19 in Nottingham | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Free schools | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-19 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,270 | 1,132 | |
| Capacity | 750 | 1,200 | |
| Location | Nottingham, NG7 6ND | Nottingham, NG5 1AJ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 37.0 | 39.7 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 28.4% | 31.5% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 48.2% | 52.5% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 222 | 181 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 43 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 26.9 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C- | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 28.6 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 0.0% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,246 | 895 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 49.0% | 51.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 77.2% | 29.7% | |
| SEN support | 12.8% | 12.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.4% | 1.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 10.3% | 9.4% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 30.0% | 29.6% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Djanogly City Academy
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