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Rushcliffe Spencer Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Boundary Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham NG2 7BW · rushcliffespencer.org.uk · 0115 974 4050

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected May 2025
GCSEs, 2024/25
58.1
average Attainment 8 score. Nottinghamshire 46.8, England 46
Last distance offered
0.42 mi
0.68 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Nottinghamshire Council
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
2,039
119 over 1,920 places · 106%
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
12.1%
First language not English
12.3%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The Spencer Academies Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.42 mi (679 m) from the school. Source: Nottinghamshire Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 363 families put the school first and 358 places were offered; 93% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 382 (Places 326)382September 2023: 369 (Places 326)369September 2024: 384 (Places 329)384September 2025: 387 (Places 328)387September 2026: 363 (Places 358)363Places 358
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20263583631▲93%
September 2025Sept 20253283871.2▲83%
September 2024Sept 20243293841.2▲85%
September 2023Sept 20233263691.1▲86%
September 2022Sept 20223263821.2▲85%

Last distance offered

Year 7Distance
September 20260.42 mi0.68 km

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 58.1, and 73.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Nottinghamshire it was 46.8, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B (39.7 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 57.6 (England 46.3)57.62017/18: 58.7 (England 46.5)58.72018/19: 56.3 (England 46.7)56.32021/22: 62.8 (England 48.8)62.82022/23: 59.2 (England 46.3)59.22023/24: 59.4 (England 45.9)59.42024/25: 58.1 (England 46.0)58.1England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲58.146.0
▲73.7%45.4%
▲86.2%64.8%
●41.4%40.5%
▲5.194.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form63.2+1.7
Sixth form college2.2+0.8
Further education23.5−3.8
Other education1+0.6
Apprenticeship3.8+0.9
Employment0.6−1.6
Not in a lasting destination3.2+0.7
Activity not captured2.5+0.7

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 34.3 (England 30.5)C+2016/17: 34.8 (England 31.1)C+2017/18: 36.7 (England 32.1)B-2018/19: 38.1 (England 32.9)B-2021/22: 44.0 (England 37.9)B+2022/23: 39.9 (England 34.2)B2023/24: 38.8 (England 34.4)B2024/25: 39.7 (England 35.0)BEngland 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
221 studentsB (39.7)Above average +0.10
221 studentsB (39.9)Above average +0.10
27 studentsDist (33.4)Average +0.11
25.3%AAB or better
96.4%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24195B (38.8)-0.01
2022/23202B (39.9)—
2021/22184B+ (44)—
2018/19154B- (38.1)-0.01
2017/18149B- (36.7)0.00
2016/17147C+ (34.8)-0.21
2015/16142C+ (34.3)-0.07

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University69.2+8.9
Further education2.9+0.2
Apprenticeship2.5−2.8
Employment14.9−5.2
Not in a lasting destination8−1
Activity not captured2.5−0.1

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Rushcliffe Spencer Academy on 13 May 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
13 May 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Sixth formOutstanding

Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Feb 2014

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Feb 2014Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • Oct 2009Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood

What parents said

68% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (437 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
68%
Replies
437
22% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▼73% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼80% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼73% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●82% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼79% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼54% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼80% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲94% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼84% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼57% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼54% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 83% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼33% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 40% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼33% agreeEngland 67%

based on 114 parents (26%) with SEND

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