Farnborough Spencer Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Nottingham
Farnborough Road, Nottingham, NG11 8JW
48
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 21/09/2022
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
89.0%
31.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,005
Capacity used
Nearly full96%
1,050 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
139 of 139 families who put it first got an offer
170
Places offered
174
Total applications
1.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 139 | 139 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 15 | 6 | ● 40% |
| 3rd preference | 8 | 2 | ● 25% |
| 4th preference | 12 | 2 | ● 17% |
| Total | 174 | 149 | 86% |
1st preference success by year
Nottingham lets families list 4 preferences. 5 applications came from outside the council area (4 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 sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Stevie Barker
- Address
- Farnborough Road, Clifton, Nottingham, NG11 8JW
- Phone
- 01159744444
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Ward / constituency
- Clifton East · Nottingham South
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 146564
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 43% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 11% | — | — |
| SEN support | 22% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE SPENCER ACADEMIES TRUST
1,005 pupils · 1,050 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
21 September 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,056 pupils
Attendance
89.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
11.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
31.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.4%
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 | 33.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.64 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 21% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 41% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.06 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 38.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 41.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 55.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 30.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.5 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 181 | — |
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.
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 | 180 | 17% | 51% | 62% | |
| English Language | 180 | 12% | 47% | 63% | |
| English Literature | 171 | 8% | 43% | 63% | |
| Combined Science | 134 | 1% | 23% | 46% | |
| Geography | 80 | 15% | 39% | 65% | |
| French | 56 | 11% | 52% | 70% | |
| History | 50 | 38% | 60% | 68% | |
| Business | 47 | 6% | 26% | 36% | |
| Biology | 39 | 21% | 90% | 97% | |
| Physics | 39 | 18% | 87% | 95% | |
| Chemistry | 39 | 21% | 79% | 95% | |
| Art and Design | 36 | 14% | 44% | 56% |
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 Nottingham 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.