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Arnold Hill Spencer Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Gedling Road, Arnold, Gedling Road,, Nottingham NG5 6NZ · arnoldhillspencer.org.uk · 0115 955 4804
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 49.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Nottinghamshire 46.8, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Nottinghamshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,552
- 92% of 1,682 places
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 20.6%
- First language not English
- 10.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Nottinghamshire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 238 families put the school first and 264 places were offered; 100% 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 | 264 | 238 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 251 | 194 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 272 | 242 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 270 | 250 | 0.9 | 96% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 267 | 237 | 0.9 | 92% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 49.8, and 51.5% 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 C+ (32.3 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲49.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲51.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲72.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼17.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.28 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 137536)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 39.5 | −9.4 |
| Sixth form college | 4.6 | +1.9 |
| Further education | 44.4 | +9.3 |
| Other education | 0.4 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.1 | −1.1 |
| Employment | 1.1 | −2.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.2 | +1.9 |
| Activity not captured | 2.7 | 0 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89 students | C+ (32.3) | Below average -0.17 | |
| 89 students | C+ (32.4) | Below average -0.17 | |
| 24 students | Dist- (31.4) | Average -0.07 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 133 | B- (35.4) | +0.10 |
| 2022/23 | 87 | C+ (32.7) | — |
| 2021/22 | 98 | B (40.6) | — |
| 2018/19 | 115 | B- (36.1) | +0.42 |
| 2017/18 | 113 | B- (36.7) | +0.49 |
| 2016/17 | 135 | C+ (32.3) | +0.27 |
| 2015/16 | 124 | C+ (31.9) | +0.33 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 62.1 | +4.6 |
| Further and other education | 1.5 | −3.3 |
| Further education | 0.7 | −1.2 |
| Other education | 0.7 | −2.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.7 | +2.9 |
| Employment | 21.4 | −4.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.4 | +0.7 |
| Activity not captured | 2.9 | −0.9 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Arnold Hill Spencer Academy on 10 June 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 10 Jun 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jan 2023
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 137536), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Dec 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137536)
Oct 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137536)
What parents said
73% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (171 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 73%
- Replies
- 171
- 11% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 85% who raised concerns
based on the 39% who had a child bullied
based on 34 parents (20%) with SEND