Rushcliffe Spencer Academy
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
B79
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Nottingham, NG2 7BW
- Distance
- 5.4km away
The South Wolds Academy & Sixth Form
Church Drive, Keyworth, Nottingham, NG12 5FF
Local ranking8th of 45 secondary schools in Nottinghamshire
Ofsted: Good
Secondary
Phase
1114
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 23 April 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership & management
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Outstanding
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 53.5 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 60.9% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 75.8% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 21.7% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 4.5 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 161
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 91.0%
- Continued in education
- 83.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 95.0%
- Higher education
- 63.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 10.0%
- Employment
- 23.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25B-
Avg A-Level Grade
37.9
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
37.3
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
68
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 13.2% nat17.5%
- 16-18 Cohort
- 147
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1024
- Boys
- 529 (52%)
- Girls
- 495 (48%)
- Capacity
- 1114 (92% full)
- SEND
- 4.6%
- FSM Eligible
- 16.6%
- EAL
- 10.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.3%
- SEN Support
- 3.3%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.1:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 63.9
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,738/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.2% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 18.9% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 78.6%
- Asian Chinese: 5.5%
- White Other: 3.2%
- Asian Other: 2.7%
- Mixed Other: 1.9%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.6%
- Other: 1.5%
- Asian Indian: 1.1%
78.6%
White British
5.5%
Asian Chinese
3.2%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Church Drive
Nottingham, East Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 138191
- UKPRN
- 10037436
- Establishment No.
- 4454
- Trust
- EAST MIDLANDS EDUCATION TRUST
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