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Long Field Spencer Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Academy
Ambleside Way, Melton Mowbray LE13 0BN · longfieldspencer.org.uk · 01664 561234
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · May 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 46.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Leicestershire 46.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 930
- 130 over 800 places · 116%
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 24.2%
- First language not English
- 8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 218 families put the school first and 221 places were offered; 94% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 221 | 218 | 1 | 94% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 172 | 260 | 1.5▲ | 66% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 176 | 266 | 1.5▲ | 64% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 165 | 243 | 1.5▲ | 65% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 175 | 277 | 1.6▲ | 62% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 46.1, and 52.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Leicestershire it was 46.2, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●46.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲52.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ●65.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼38.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.19 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 41.8 | +6.1 |
| Sixth form college | 0.6 | −1 |
| Further education | 41.2 | −4 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.4 | −0.6 |
| Employment | 2.8 | +1.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.3 | −0.6 |
| Activity not captured | 2.8 | −0.4 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 24 May 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Long Field Spencer Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 23 May 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Feb 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (144 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 144
- 16% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 87% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied
based on 43 parents (30%) with SEND