Bluecoat Aspley Academy
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,344 pupils
91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 48.6
Academy sponsor led
Djanogly City Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 1,270of 750 places
- Free school meals
- 46.8%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 231
- Ofsted
- Inspected, 3 December 2024Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Djanogly City Technology College (URN 122946).
What the data says
Of the 153 pupils who finished Year 11 at Djanogly City Academy in 2023, 33% stayed on in Djanogly City Academy’s own sixth form (Nottingham average 27%), 40% went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
Among the 11 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 27% went to university (Nottingham 32%, England 37%).
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 38.0 against 46.1 across England and 43.0 in Nottingham, with 30% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
A level grades average C-, well below the England average of B-; 0% of students achieved AAB or better including two facilitating subjects (England 18%). The largest A level subjects are Biology, Psychology and Mathematics.
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 | Djanogly City Academy | Nottingham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 153 | 3,152 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 85% | 88% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 83% | 85% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 33% | 27% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 9% | 14% | 13% |
| — further education college | 40% | 42% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 2% | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 8% | 7% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 7% | 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 | Djanogly City Academy | Nottingham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 11 | 4,779 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 64% | 76% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 27% | 32% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | — | 15% | 19% |
| Further education | 0% | 9% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 7% | 7% |
| Employment | 36% | 28% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 36% | 18% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Djanogly City Academy | Nottingham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 38.0 | 43.0 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 30% | 40% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 47% | 59% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 27% | 27% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.39 | 3.73 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 46% | 42% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 31.1 | 35.1 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 43.8 | 48.8 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 73% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 231 | 100% | 88% | 13% | 22% | 54% |
| English Language | 231 | 100% | 89% | 8% | 20% | 49% |
| English Literature | 224 | 97% | 86% | 13% | 21% | 58% |
| Combined Science | 158 | 68% | 65% | 1% | 9% | 24% |
| History | 125 | 54% | 41% | 10% | 26% | 41% |
| Geography | 97 | 42% | 41% | 15% | 25% | 61% |
| Biology | 69 | 30% | 23% | 28% | 45% | 99% |
| Physics | 69 | 30% | 23% | 20% | 46% | 94% |
| Chemistry | 69 | 30% | 23% | 25% | 47% | 94% |
| Psychology | 59 | 26% | 3% | 15% | 22% | 73% |
| Religious Studies | 51 | 22% | 31% | 16% | 32% | 41% |
| Spanish | 44 | 19% | 19% | 18% | 27% | 57% |
| Physical Education | 44 | 19% | 11% | 2% | 24% | 34% |
| Art and Design | 38 | 16% | 7% | 3% | 24% | 55% |
| Design and Technology | 37 | 16% | 11% | 3% | 23% | 24% |
| Photography | 30 | 13% | 6% | 0% | 19% | 47% |
| Sociology | 28 | 12% | 4% | 0% | 21% | 29% |
| Computer Science | 23 | 10% | 13% | 4% | 30% | 61% |
| Drama | 12 | 5% | 7% | 0% | 27% | 33% |
| Urdu | 9 | 4% | 1% | 67% | 42% | 89% |
| Music | 9 | 4% | 5% | 22% | 33% | 33% |
| Italian | 7 | 3% | 0% | 86% | 53% | 100% |
| Polish | 6 | 3% | 1% | 50% | 84% | 100% |
| Arabic | 3 | 1% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| French | 2 | 1% | 18% | — | 29% | — |
| Modern Greek | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 33% | — |
| Portuguese | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Persian | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 77% | — |
| Russian | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 39 | 91% | — |
| Sports Studies | 30 | 70% | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 19 | 44% | — |
| Small Business Management | 1 | 2% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Djanogly City Academy | Nottingham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 141 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 43 | 1,923 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | C- | C | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 26.88 | 31.64 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | C | C+ | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 0% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 10 | 23% | 20% |
| Psychology | 10 | 23% | 23% |
| Mathematics | 7 | 16% | 31% |
| English Language | 7 | 16% | 4% |
| Business Studies | 7 | 16% | 13% |
| English Literature | 6 | 14% | 11% |
| Chemistry | 6 | 14% | 17% |
| Religious Studies | 6 | 14% | 4% |
| Sociology | 6 | 14% | 13% |
| Music | — | — | 0% |
| Physics | — | — | 12% |
| Arabic | — | — | 0% |
| Art and Design | — | — | 1% |
| Computer Science | — | — | 5% |
| Economics | — | — | 13% |
| Geography | — | — | 10% |
| History | — | — | 13% |
| Further Mathematics | — | — | 5% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Science | VRQ Level 3 | 13 | 30% | — |
| Sports Studies | BTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D* | 6 | 14% | — |
| Sports Studies | BTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D* | — | — | — |
| Sports Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | — | — | — |
Where Djanogly City Academy is
Other secondary schools in Nottingham are shown for comparison; darker blue means more Year 11 leavers stayed in education. The last distance at which this school offered places is not yet on file — it comes from Nottingham’s allocation statistics.
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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.