The West Bridgford School
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
B81
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Nottingham, NG2 7FA
- Distance
- 1.1km away
Rushcliffe Spencer Academy
Boundary Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham, NG2 7BW
Local ranking2nd of 45 secondary schools in Nottinghamshire
Ofsted: OutstandingUpdated— score data refreshed 2 August 2026
Secondary
Phase
1920
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 13 May 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership & management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form provision
- Outstanding
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 58.1 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 73.7% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 86.2% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 41.4% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 5.2 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 297
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 96.0%
- Continued in education
- 93.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 2.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 86.0%
- Higher education
- 67.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 16.0%
- Not sustained
- 10.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25B
Avg A-Level Grade
39.7
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
40.1
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
221
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 25.3% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 33.4
- 16-18 Cohort
- 448
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 2032
- Boys
- 1026 (50%)
- Girls
- 1006 (50%)
- Capacity
- 1920 (106% full)
- SEND
- 7.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 11.3%
- EAL
- 10.9%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 0.9%
- SEN Support
- 6.2%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 111.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,011/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.5% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 16.7% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 70.8%
- Asian Chinese: 4.6%
- Asian Indian: 4.4%
- White Other: 4.0%
- Asian Pakistani: 3.2%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.8%
- Mixed Other: 2.8%
- Asian Other: 2.1%
70.8%
White British
4.6%
Asian Chinese
4.4%
Asian Indian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Boundary Road
Nottingham, East Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 138482
- UKPRN
- 10037867
- Establishment No.
- 4329
- Trust
- THE SPENCER ACADEMIES TRUST
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