Nottingham Free SchoolBluecoat Trent Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Nottingham.

Summary of the comparison

Nottingham Free School and Bluecoat Trent Academy are secondary schools in Nottingham.

  • Nottingham Free School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Bluecoat Trent Academy scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average). Nottingham Free School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Nottingham Free School was judged Good and Bluecoat Trent Academy was judged Good.

Side-by-side comparison

Nottingham Free School versus Bluecoat Trent Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure NottinghamNottingham Free SchoolNottinghamBluecoat Trent AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC64/100Stronger figureC57/100
Local ranking4th of 19 in Nottingham Stronger figure19th of 19 in Nottingham
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeFree schools Free schools
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll673 895
Capacity626 1,200
LocationNottingham, NG5 1EB Nottingham, NG5 1AJ
GCSE results
Attainment 851.5 Not reported46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths54.6% Not reported45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths79.0% Not reported64.8%
Entering EBacc64.7% Not reported40.5%
EBacc average point score4.84 Not reported4.09
Cohort119 Not reported
A-level results
A-level entries31 Not reported
A-level average points31.1 Not reported35.0
A-level average gradeC Not reported
Best 3 A-levels points29.8 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects9.7% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census673 895
Free school meals (ever 6)27.7% 51.1%
English as an additional language17.4% 29.7%
SEN support10.0% 12.8%
SEN with an EHC plan1.2% 1.4%
Attendance
Overall absence5.6% Stronger figure9.4% 6.2%
Persistent absence12.7% Stronger figure29.6% 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.

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.

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