Further Information
The current site has space for fourteen tennis courts, two hard play areas, four full size pitches and two athletics tracks. There is a full-size sports hall and gyms, and access to Wollaton and Melbourne Parks for additional pitches. There are ten computer rooms. There is a library and learning resource centre that is also linked to our careers provision. Since 1997/8 there have been four new Science Laboratories built and Technology suites refurbished, and there a plenty of IT rooms too along with a stage.
In 2011, the girl band Parade visited the school and performed for a selection of special students. In 2012, Lucien Laviscount visited the Wollaton site.
On 1 January 2012, The Nottingham Bluecoat School received Academy status, and so it became Bluecoat Academy.
Read more about this topic: The Nottingham Bluecoat Academy
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