Bluecoat Aspley Academy
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,344 pupils
91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 48.6
Free schools
Nottingham University Academy of Science and Technology
- Pupils on roll
- 928of 935 places
- Free school meals
- 35.1%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 122
- Ofsted
- Good, 28 September 2022Read the Ofsted report
What the data says
Of the 118 pupils who finished Year 11 at Nottingham University Academy of Science and Technology in 2023, 46% stayed on in Nottingham University Academy of Science and Technology’s own sixth form (Nottingham average 27%), 36% went to a further education college and 2% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 166 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 68% went to university (Nottingham 32%, England 37%), and 37% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
Statistics is unusually popular at GCSE: 27% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.
Most pupils take the three separate sciences: at least 95% sat Biology, Chemistry and Physics as individual GCSEs, compared with about 23% nationally.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Nottingham and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Nottingham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 118 | 3,152 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 94% | 88% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 91% | 85% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 46% | 27% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 9% | 14% | 13% |
| — further education college | 36% | 42% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 2% | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 2% | 7% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 4% | 5% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Nottingham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 166 | 4,779 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 91% | 76% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 68% | 32% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 37% | 15% | 19% |
| Further education | 1% | 9% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 8% | 7% | 7% |
| Employment | 13% | 28% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 5% | 18% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Nottingham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 51.1 | 43.0 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 53% | 40% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 75% | 59% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 27% | 27% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.42 | 3.73 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 45% | 42% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 48.8 | 35.1 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 53.0 | 48.8 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 45% | 35% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 122 | 100% | 89% | 25% | 20% | 80% |
| Mathematics | 122 | 100% | 88% | 31% | 22% | 83% |
| English Literature | 121 | 99% | 86% | 24% | 21% | 81% |
| Biology | 117 | 96% | 23% | 17% | 45% | 67% |
| Physics | 116 | 95% | 23% | 16% | 46% | 64% |
| Chemistry | 116 | 95% | 23% | 26% | 47% | 72% |
| Geography | 67 | 55% | 41% | 27% | 25% | 63% |
| Business Studies | 63 | 52% | 18% | 22% | 20% | 60% |
| History | 50 | 41% | 41% | 26% | 26% | 68% |
| Statistics | 33 | 27% | 5% | 12% | 20% | 52% |
| Religious Studies | 27 | 22% | 31% | 30% | 32% | 74% |
| Spanish | 20 | 16% | 19% | 15% | 27% | 80% |
| Design and Technology | 19 | 16% | 11% | 5% | 23% | 68% |
| Computer Science | 16 | 13% | 13% | 44% | 30% | 69% |
| Photography | 11 | 9% | 6% | 45% | 19% | 91% |
| Persian | 3 | 2% | 0% | — | 77% | — |
| Arabic | 3 | 2% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| Turkish | 3 | 2% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
| Urdu | 3 | 2% | 1% | — | 42% | — |
| Polish | 2 | 2% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Modern Greek | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 33% | — |
| Russian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Combined Science | 1 | 1% | 65% | — | 9% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports / Movement Science | 24 | 18% | — |
| Manufacturing Engineering | 21 | 15% | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 16 | 12% | — |
| Engineering Studies | 16 | 12% | — |
| Small Business Management | 1 | 1% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | This school | Nottingham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 303 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 136 | 1,923 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B- | C | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 38.13 | 31.64 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B- | C+ | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 34% | 15% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 100 | 74% | 31% |
| Chemistry | 71 | 52% | 17% |
| Biology | 60 | 44% | 20% |
| Physics | 47 | 35% | 12% |
| Further Mathematics | 30 | 22% | 5% |
| Computer Science | 20 | 15% | 5% |
| Psychology | 20 | 15% | 23% |
| D and T Engineering | 13 | 10% | 0% |
| Economics | 12 | 9% | 13% |
| Law | 9 | 7% | 4% |
| English Literature | 7 | 5% | 11% |
| Sociology | 6 | 4% | 13% |
| Business Studies | 6 | 4% | 13% |
| Arabic | — | — | 0% |
| Product Design | — | — | 2% |
| Geography | — | — | 10% |
| Politics | — | — | 6% |
| Modern Greek | — | — | 0% |
| Polish | — | — | 0% |
| Russian | — | — | 0% |
| Turkish | — | — | 0% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering Studies | BTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D* | 22 | 16% | — |
| Mathematical Studies | Core Maths Qualifications at Level 3 | 18 | 13% | — |
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 9 | 7% | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Engineering Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.