Our Academy

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Academy Name
Bluecoat Aspley Academy

Postal address
Aspley Lane, 
Nottingham, 
NG8 5GY

Telephone No.
0115 929 7445

Enquiries contact name
Mrs Z della-Spina (Academy Manager)

Name of Principal
Mrs C Rowell

Name of the Chair of the Local Governing Body
Mr R Atkinson

Name of SENCO
Ms L Combes

Admission Criteria

Bluecoat Church of England Academy: the Governing Body of Bluecoat Academy working in liaison with The Diocese of Southwell & Nottingham and the Department for Education supports Bluecoat Academy. Bluecoat Academy offers an all though education from age 4 – 19.  The Academy is both distinctively Christian and inclusive. It is clear about its Christian ethos whilst welcoming children of other faiths or no faith. The Academy has DfE designated Technology College status and primarily serves families who wish their children to receive education within a Christian framework in which religious education, acts of worship and the spiritual life of the Academy are in accordance with the principles and practice of the Church of England. Families are advised that children are expected to participate in daily acts of worship and to receive a full religious education.

Admission Provision:

Students are admitted at the start of, and during our three main phases:

•Primary Phase –  Reception (age 4 -5)

•Secondary Phase – Year 7 (age 11)

•Secondary Phase – Post-16 (age 16+)

Students on roll in the primary phase of the Academy will automatically be allocated a place in the secondary phase

To see our Admissions Policy and other admissions information, please visit this page.

Exclusions arrangements:

Please see our Behaviour Policy for our exclusion arrangements:

Download our Behaviour Policy

Ofsted is the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills. They inspect and regulate services that care for children and young people, and services providing education and skills for learners of all ages and publishing those outcomes online.

We were inspected in May 2018 and are absolutely delighted that our Personal Development and Welfare, as well as our Leadership and Management, were rated as ‘Outstanding’, with an overall judgement of ‘Good’. .

Find out more and access the full Ofsted report here.

The Department for Education publishes school performance tables for all academies. These can be found by clicking the link here.

Parents and other members of the public can find out more about the curriculum we offer by visiting our ‘Curriculum’ page under the ‘Learning’ tab which indicates its underlying philosophies and, moreover, models the structure by year group. However, a very brief summary of the structure can also be found here.

(Years 7 & 8)

The following subjects are studied in years 7 & 8. The number of 1 hour lessons per week are shown in brackets:

English (4)
Mathematics (4)
Science (3)
History (1)
Geography (1)
MFL (2)
Religious Education (1)
Physical Education (2)
Art (1)
Music (1)
Drama (1)
Design & Technology (2)
Computer Science/ICT (1)

(Years 9, 10 & 11)

Courses offered will provide a firm foundation for future careers and further education. In particular, our courses are designed to be a natural stepping-stone to GCE AS/A2 Level qualifications and Vocational Subjects offered in our Post 16 Centre. This ensures continuity and progression in learning at Bluecoat. We are convinced that our success as an Academy is due in part to this careful linking of courses and the sustained support of staff for students from the ages of 11 to 18.

Students follow a core curriculum of:

English (Language and Literature,) Mathematics, Science, an EBACC option (Geography, History or Modern Foreign Language,) RE and core PE.

Students then have a choice of 2 further options including:

A second EBACC option (Geography, History or Modern Foreign Language,) Art & Design, Childcare, Creative & Media, Drama, Computer Science, Food Preparation and Nutrition, ICT, Music, Design & Technology, PE / Sport, Textiles Design, Sociology and Business Studies.

Name of curriculum lead:

Mr Daljeet Sandhu (Assistant Principal)

We are a Church of England Academy and our mission is to create a distinctive educational community for all based upon Christian faith and values. Our ethos is based on our mission statement ‘believe; in yourself, in others, in God.’ This is grounded in the principle from the Bible to “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind and love your neighbour as yourself” (Luke 10:27).

Our belief is that every student is unique and valued by God. This is critical to the relationships and personal approach to the curriculum that we take with every young person. We aim to develop confident students that have a strong sense of justice and doing what is right. We encourage students to develop belief in themselves in order to be the best they can be. Our students are taught to be resilient, they can work independently and have a good understanding of where they have come from and who they are.

Our belief is that we should value and care for each other. This is reflected in the ‘harmonious community’ that makes up Bluecoat, ‘where all are respected for who they are.’ (SIAMS Inspection Report, May 2016) Students feel part of a local, national and global community, believing in others and working together towards a common purpose. Students develop into respectful, supportive and considerate members of the community who are passionate about making a difference in a context where faith is nurtured and valued.

Details for the Governance of Archway Learning Trust can be accessed by clicking the link here. This will detail things like our: annual accounts; business and pecuniary interests; governance arrangements; Trust annual report; memorandum and articles of association; membership; and funding agreement.

For the statutory information on our academy’s local governors, click here to go to the main governance page.

You can contact the Academy Advisory Board through the Clerk:

Clerk to the Bluecoat Aspley AAB
Archway Learning Trust
Aspley Lane
Nottingham
NG8 5GY
Tel: 0115 929 7445
Email: clerk@archwaytrust.co.uk

Archway Learning Trust creates an Annual Review for all stakeholders as a means of reviewing the previous years performance, progress and goals.

Please find below the latest Annual Review on the Archway Learning Trust site:

Annual Reviews

Terms and conditions of website use

The use of this website is subject to the Terms and Conditions outlined below. By accessing and browsing this website the user automatically accepts these Terms and Conditions. We reserve the right to change and amend these Terms and Conditions without notification.

The content of this school website is provided as an information service to users only. The content is relevant to the individual school and does not necessarily relate to other schools within the Trust.

The school has endeavoured to provide correct and relevant information but there may be factual inaccuracies, typographical mistakes or technical errors. If a user identifies any factual inaccuracies, typographical mistakes or technical errors please feel free to contact the school in the first instance.

No liability for factual inaccuracies, typographical mistakes or technical errors on this site are accepted by the Trust or school within law. The Trust and school fully reserve the right to make changes, amendments and corrections at any time, without notice.

Any material (text, images, graphics, UIs, system processes) contained within this website may not be downloaded, reproduced or replicated in any way without the express permission of the Bluecoat Academies Trust.

The academy and Trust does not take responsibility for the content of hyper-links provided on this website in good faith. The Trust and academy does not endorse or validate the content, views or opinions (implicit or explicit) stated in sites hyper-linked, mentioned or referenced on this website. If a user has any concerns regarding the content of sites hyper-linked, mentioned or referenced on this website please contact the academy in the first instance.

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Contact Us

Bluecoat Aspley Academy
Aspley Lane
Aspley
Nottingham
NG8 5GY

E-mail: office@bluecoataspley.co.uk
Tel: 0115 929 7445

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