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Dear parent(s)/carer(s) Re: Year 7 Start date Change for September I am writing to let you know of a very important date change to school and that the start of the Autumn Term is being brought forward by us for Year 7 only to Thursday 27th August ’20. This is very unusual move by the … Continue reading 2020-2021 Academic Year

Our Live Help desk launched this week. Available to all Year groups  as of  Monday 29th June. Click for details on how to access the Help Desk

The latest edition of The Wollaton Bulletin. Our student lead newspaper. The Wollaton Bulletin

Following the events of the last two weeks and the abhorrent killing of George Floyd in America we wanted to state publicly that Archway Learning Trust is vehemently opposed to any sort of racism. Our Trust is entirely committed to fighting racism and prejudice in all of its forms, and to the active promotion of … Continue reading Black Lives Matter

Bluecoat Wollaton Academy has been recognised nationally by receiving prestigious awards for their outstanding key stage 4 results last year. The awards are based on 2019 data provided by the Department for Education and Ofsted, and for the school's commitment to collaboration, analysed by SSAT, the Schools, Students and Teachers network. Bluecoat Wollaton Academy was found … Continue reading Bluecoat Wollaton Academy is one of the highest performers in England, winning national awards.

The Wollaton Bulletin, our student-led school newspaper, has gone from strength to strength with a growing membership and many fascinating, informative and hilarious articles, interviews and reviews published on a termly basis. Whilst our Spring issue hasn't been able to be published yet, our innovative team of student journalists don't let a lockdown get in … Continue reading The Wollaton Bulletin

During the Coronavirus our staff have put together a few short messages for students to let them know just how much we are all missing them all. Please watch the video link here to see the photos and messages from staff. A huge thank you to Mrs Higson in particular who has put this together … Continue reading Video Message from Staff to Students

World Faith Workshops In November a group of Muslims, Christians, Hindus and Sikhs from Years 8-10 were asked to be involved with Derby Diocese’s World Faith days. Before the event we met together in small groups to plan and create workshops about our different faiths and what they mean to us. We then presented them … Continue reading World Faith Days

Bluecoat Wollaton Academy Awarded ‘World Class Schools Quality Mark’ at Cambridge University ceremony Bluecoat Wollaton Academy has been awarded a coveted ‘world class’ status in a celebration of educational excellence at Cambridge University. The World Class Schools Quality Mark (WCSQM) is only awarded to non-selective schools offering the highest standard of education to young people … Continue reading World Class Schools

Yesterday (Wednesday 16th October) we welcomed @stjohnambulance , @yogabeamz and @TFTFuture as part of our Year 9 Wellbeing at Wollaton PSHE day.  Students got to try practice mindfulness and well being in addition to learning about relationships online and basic first aid training.  It was a fun and active day!

We are excited to offer the opportunity for 20 students across Years 7.8 and 9 to visit our sister school which is basedin Ningbo, China. Click HERE for information about the trip.

On 15th October 2019, UTC Reading, the only Ofsted ‘outstanding’ UTC (University Technical College) in the country,  renowned for its innovative approach to learning, and World Class accredited since 2017, hosted this year’s WCSQM Assessment Centre. It was the final assessment stage for the 2019 cohort of schools applying to achieve World Class Schools Quality … Continue reading World Class Schools