OFSTED
24 June 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
Trust
THE SPENCER ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
184
179 full-time ·
5 part-time
Female pupils
87
47.3% of pupils
Male pupils
97
52.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
13.4 pts
below England
School
11.4%
Rushcliffe
14.3%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.5 pts
below England
School
3.8%
Rushcliffe
15.7%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Rushcliffe
0.5%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
89.7%
165
Any other White background
3.3%
6
White and Black Caribbean
2.7%
5
African
1.1%
2
Any other Mixed background
1.1%
2
Caribbean
1.1%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
13.0%
24 of
184 pupils
7.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.5 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.3 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
73.0%
12.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
80.0%
Reading
6.2 pts above England
School
80.0%
Rushcliffe
84.2%
East Midlands
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
80.0%
Writing
9.7 pts above England
School
80.0%
Rushcliffe
80.1%
East Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
80.0%
Maths
8.0 pts above England
School
80.0%
Rushcliffe
82.9%
East Midlands
71.5%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.33%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.89 pts
lower than
England
School
4.33%
Rushcliffe
4.48%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
8.47%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.34 pts
lower than
England
School
8.47%
Rushcliffe
9.04%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.85%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.96 pts
lower than
England
School
0.85%
Rushcliffe
1.04%
East Midlands
1.72%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
78.0%
10.2 pts
below England
Millside Spencer Academy
78.0%
Rushcliffe
91.4%
East Midlands
86.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.