Bluecoat Aspley Academy: admissions history
How many families applied, how many places there were, and how far the last place went - every year we hold.
For September 2026 entry, 275 families put Bluecoat Aspley Academy as their first choice and 843 named it as one of their preferences, for 187 places offered. That is 1.5 first choices for every place. 117 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
First-choice demand has fallen from 390 in 2021 to 275 in 2026, while places went from 178 to 187.
Across Nottingham, 80% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 94% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Nottingham lodged 514 appeals against secondary school offers; 425 reached a hearing and 105 succeeded (24.7% of those heard).
Applications and offers by year
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 187 | 275 | 843 | 1.5 | 117 |
| 2025 | 181 | 236 | 861 | 1.3 | 84 |
| 2024 | 178 | 294 | 953 | 1.7 | 148 |
| 2023 | 187 | 348 | 1003 | 1.9 | 198 |
| 2022 | 188 | 351 | 959 | 1.9 | 187 |
| 2021 | 178 | 390 | 965 | 2.2 | 232 |
| 2020 | 188 | 398 | 1006 | 2.1 | 226 |
| 2019 | 178 | 418 | 980 | 2.3 | 255 |
| 2018 | 329 | 475 | 1078 | 1.4 | 182 |
| 2017 | 328 | 489 | 1091 | 1.5 | 208 |
| 2016 | 328 | 455 | 1036 | 1.4 | 156 |
| 2015 | 330 | 449 | 1026 | 1.4 | 163 |
| 2014 | 327 | 445 | 1001 | 1.4 | 151 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.