Long Field Spencer Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
C59
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Melton Mowbray, LE13 0BN
- Distance
- 2.4km away
John Ferneley College
Scalford Road, Melton Mowbray, LE13 1LH
Local ranking38th of 44 secondary schools in Leicestershire
Ofsted: Requires improvementUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1100
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 16 April 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 41.7 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 33.3% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 58.6% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 237
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 93.0%
- Continued in education
- 83.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 5.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1194
- Boys
- 575 (49%)
- Girls
- 595 (51%)
- Capacity
- 1100 (106% full)
- SEND
- 11.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 18.8%
- EAL
- 6.4%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.0%
- SEN Support
- 9.9%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 75.1
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,545/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 9.7% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 23.9% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 87.7%
- White Other: 5.3%
- Black African: 1.5%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.9%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.8%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.7%
- Other: 0.7%
- Mixed Other: 0.5%
87.7%
White British
5.3%
White Other
1.5%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Scalford Road
Melton Mowbray, East Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 137617
- UKPRN
- 10035659
- Establishment No.
- 4044
- Trust
- MOWBRAY EDUCATION TRUST LIMITED
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