George Spencer Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Nottinghamshire
Arthur Mee Road, Nottingham, NG9 7EW
74
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 21/03/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.0%
21.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,580
Capacity used
Over capacity110%
1,430 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
246 of 246 families who put it first got an offer
256
Places offered
534
Total applications
2.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 246 | 246 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 90 | 6 | ● 7% |
| 3rd preference | 132 | 1 | ● 1% |
| 4th preference | 66 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 534 | 253 | 47% |
1st preference success by year
Nottinghamshire lets families list 4 preferences. 71 applications came from outside the council area (28 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Helen Corbett
- Address
- Arthur Mee Road, Stapleford, Nottingham, NG9 7EW
- Phone
- 01159170100
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Ward / constituency
- Stapleford South West · Broxtowe
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136291
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 20% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 13% | — | — |
| SEN support | 5% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE SPENCER ACADEMIES TRUST
1,580 pupils · 1,430 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
21 March 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,440 pupils
Attendance
92.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
21.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 51.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.20 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 59% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 77% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.84 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 36.61 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 51.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 56.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 77.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 62.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.83 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 275 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 37.89 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 23.6% | 17% |
| A-level students | 120 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 275 | 31% | 63% | 82% | |
| English Language | 275 | 21% | 60% | 81% | |
| English Literature | 272 | 18% | 65% | 81% | |
| History | 166 | 30% | 59% | 66% | |
| Biology | 163 | 31% | 80% | 94% | |
| Physics | 160 | 29% | 78% | 94% | |
| Chemistry | 160 | 31% | 72% | 91% | |
| Geography | 117 | 39% | 68% | 80% | |
| Combined Science | 108 | 2% | 19% | 47% | |
| Spanish | 104 | 21% | 58% | 75% | |
| Art and Design | 69 | 16% | 62% | 87% | |
| French | 65 | 26% | 62% | 80% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 43 | 12% | 23% | 51% | |
| Mathematics | 43 | 28% | 42% | 79% | |
| Biology | 36 | 6% | 22% | 53% | |
| Chemistry | 21 | 19% | 43% | 62% | |
| Physics | 20 | 5% | 30% | 40% | |
| Business Studies | 20 | 10% | 25% | 50% | |
| History | 18 | 6% | 22% | 50% | |
| Sociology | 18 | 0% | 11% | 44% | |
| Geography | 16 | 19% | 31% | 75% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 16 | 25% | 63% | 75% | |
| Economics | 15 | 7% | 27% | 53% | |
| Computer Science | 15 | 7% | 47% | 80% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 17275: George Spencer Academy
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 54% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 10% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 60% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Nottinghamshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.