bluecoat aspley academy
Nottingham
Bluecoat has a long and rich history spanning back over 300 years. The school
was founded in 1706 as the first charity school in Nottingham. Under the
guidance of the then rector of St. Peter’s church, Timothy Fenton. Classes were
taught in the porch of St. Mary’s Church in the Lace Market area of Nottingham
In 1706. The school was founded “to train poor children in the knowledge of God
and religion, as taught in the Church of England.” Starting from a modest number
of children it is now a community of over 2,300 learners, primarily based on two
sites in Aspley and Aspley. A new building, costing £5.7m, will also open in
January on a third site to become the permanent home of our primary school which
currently has children from Reception through to Year 3 and is growing
year-on-year. In 2014 a new part of the Bluecoat story took place with Bluecoat
Beechdale becoming the newest member of the Bluecoat family and part of our
Academy Trust.
