Bluecoat Bentinck Primary Academy
Primary schoolBluecoat Bentinck Primary Academy is a primary school in Nottingham, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 220 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Requires improvement (overall), February 2023, before the school changed
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 7 February 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 41% of pupils at Bluecoat Bentinck Primary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 61% in Nottingham and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Nottingham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 41% | 61% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100 | 104 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Fig Tree Primary SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file210 m
- Mellers Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), November 2022. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)350 m
- Brookvale AcademyPupil referral and alternative provision. Standards maintained, May 2025370 m
- Fairhaven AcademyPupil referral and alternative provision. Good (overall), November 2023380 m
- Take 1 Learning CentreIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file510 m
- Berridge Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, October 2024. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)600 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Nottingham
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).