Bluecoat Bentinck Primary Academy

Primary · Nottingham · NG7 4AA · URN 150033

Ofsted Requires improvementLast inspected 2023-02-07Cohort 220

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 27

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 79 schools in Nottingham

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
41%
Nottingham 58.4%England 61%
17.4 percentage points below the area average of 58.4
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
0%
Nottingham 6.4%England 8%
6.4 percentage points below the area average of 6.4
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
100
Nottingham 104.28England 105
4.3 below the area average of 104.3
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
101
Nottingham 103.92England 105
2.9 below the area average of 103.9
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
104
Nottingham 104.55England 105
0.5 below the area average of 104.6
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
30%
Nottingham 27.2%England 32%
2.8 percentage points above the area average of 27.2
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
41%
Nottingham 69.4%
28.4 percentage points below the area average of 69.4
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
52%
Nottingham 68.5%
16.5 percentage points below the area average of 68.5
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
63%
Nottingham 68.8%
5.8 percentage points below the area average of 68.8
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
27
Nottingham 48
21 below the area average of 48
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Nottingham	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	41% Nottingham 58.4%England 61%	17.4 percentage points below the area average of 58.4	20 percentage points below the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	0% Nottingham 6.4%England 8%	6.4 percentage points below the area average of 6.4	8 percentage points below the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	100 Nottingham 104.28England 105	4.3 below the area average of 104.3	5 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	101 Nottingham 103.92England 105	2.9 below the area average of 103.9	4 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	104 Nottingham 104.55England 105	0.5 below the area average of 104.6	1 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	30% Nottingham 27.2%England 32%	2.8 percentage points above the area average of 27.2	2 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	41% Nottingham 69.4%	28.4 percentage points below the area average of 69.4	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	52% Nottingham 68.5%	16.5 percentage points below the area average of 68.5	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	63% Nottingham 68.8%	5.8 percentage points below the area average of 68.8	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	27 Nottingham 48	21 below the area average of 48	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Nottingham · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 26.3 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 80.9% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 58.2% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 12.7% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 9.7pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 30% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 0% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 20.1pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 41% of pupils

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated Bluecoat Bentinck Primary Academy Requires improvement at its inspection on 07/02/2023.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: Bluecoat Bentinck Primary Academy is a primary school in Nottingham, postcode NG7 4AA (URN 150033).
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