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Portland Spencer Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
Westwick Road, Bilborough, Nottingham NG8 4HB · portlandspencer.org.uk · 0115 915 5747
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 58%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Nottingham 61%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 366
- 94% of 390 places
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 49.9%
- First language not English
- 48.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 38 families put the school first and 44 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 44 | 38 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 32 | 32 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 37 | 35 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 58% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% the higher standard. Across Nottingham it was 61%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼58% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Portland Spencer Academy was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 22 November 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 22 Nov 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Jan 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2022Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
75% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (16 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 75%
- Replies
- 16
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 87% who raised concerns
based on the 44% who had a child bullied