Secondary school

George Spencer Academy

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  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Nottinghamshire
  • NG9 7EW
  • Sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Mar 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 757 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 24%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 12%12%2016/17: top 16%2017/18: top 22%2018/19: top 28%2021/22: top 34%2022/23: top 28%2023/24: top 24%2024/25: top 24%No exams

A-level results

#35 of 190 East Midlands sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against East MidlandsArrows: East Midlands rank change since 2021/22

Attainment 851.7 · East Midlands 459/10 Top 20%+10.4 pts
Grade 5+ English and maths56.4% · East Midlands 41.6%9/10 Top 20%+9.7 pts
EBacc point score4.83 · East Midlands 3.929/10 Top 20%+12.6 pts
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.20 · East Midlands −0.068/10 Above
A level points per entry37.89 · East Midlands 33.229/10 Top 20%+5.3 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 57.7 · 219 pupils · East Midlands 49.32016/17: 53.3 · 218 pupils · East Midlands 452017/18: 51.9 · 229 pupils · East Midlands 44.652018/19: 50.7 · 247 pupils · East Midlands 45.72021/22: 51.8 · 289 pupils · East Midlands 47.52022/23: 50.6 · 270 pupils · East Midlands 44.62023/24: 51.7 · 270 pupils · East Midlands 44.952024/25: 51.7 · 275 pupils · East Midlands 45.0557.750.6No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 56% · 218 pupils · East Midlands 39%2017/18: 56% · 229 pupils · East Midlands 39.5%2018/19: 49% · 247 pupils · East Midlands 40%2021/22: 56% · 289 pupils · East Midlands 46%2022/23: 54% · 270 pupils · East Midlands 41%2023/24: 58.5% · 270 pupils · East Midlands 43.8%2024/25: 56.4% · 275 pupils · East Midlands 41.6%58.5%49%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 31.3 · 149 pupils · East Midlands 28.712016/17: 35.29 · 137 pupils · East Midlands 28.822017/18: 33.94 · 142 pupils · East Midlands 29.892018/19: 33.04 · 106 pupils · East Midlands 30.462021/22: 40.65 · 117 pupils · East Midlands 36.542022/23: 35.97 · 80 pupils · East Midlands 32.222023/24: 36.61 · 116 pupils · East Midlands 31.622024/25: 37.89 · 120 pupils · East Midlands 33.2240.6531.3No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in98.8%
257 of 260 who put it first2014 · 91.4%2026 · 98.8%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st260257
2nd909
3rd1353

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Goodas predecessor
  2. 2010Outstandingas predecessor
  3. 2015Outstanding
  4. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Sixth form provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,580
Free school meals (past 6 years)18.1%
First language not English15.2%
SEN support5.8%
EHC plan0.9%
Absence (sessions missed)8.0%
Persistently absent pupils21.3%

Girls 50.3%Boys 49.7%

110.5% full · 1,430 places · 231 in sixth form

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.4
Pupils per adult11.5
  • Classroom teachers 86.2
  • Leadership 10.4
  • Teaching assistants 21.8
  • Other support 43.2

Teachers 96.6 FTE · Whole workforce 161.6 · 184 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,465
Spend per pupil£7,135
Staff spend per pupil£5,359
Reserve per pupil£40
  • +£66,000revenue reserve
  • +£2,174,000in-year balance

Grants £8,300 · self-generated £195 · premises £324 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE SPENCER ACADEMIES TRUST (27 academies) · trust reserve £12,076,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

270 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained92.2%
  • Education87.8%
  • Apprenticeship4.1%
  • Employment0.4%
  • Not sustained4.8%
  • Unknown3%

After sixth form (16–18)

130 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained85.4%
  • Education56.9%
  • Higher education54.6%
  • Apprenticeship3.8%
  • Employment24.6%
  • Not sustained11.5%
  • Unknown3.1%