Bluecoat Aspley Academy

Term dates

Academies can set their own term dates. Many follow Nottingham council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

See Nottingham's full dates

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

Apply for a secondary school place on GOV.UK

How places are given: as a Church of England school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.

For the sixth form, apply to the school directly.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 275 families put this school as their first choice, and 187 places were offered. 158 of the families who put it first got a place (57%). More families put it first than there were places.

How many families applied: Reception

For September 2017, 34 families put this school as their first choice, and 53 places were offered. 34 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Ofsted inspection

Short (ungraded) inspection, 12 June 2024: School remains Good.

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–19

Pupils

1344 (capacity 1400)

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Church of England

Diocese

Diocese of Southwell

Academy trust

ARCHWAY LEARNING TRUST

Phone

01159297445

Address

Aspley Lane, Aspley, Nottingham, NG8 5GY

Website

bluecoataspley.co.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports