Rushcliffe Spencer Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Outstanding May 13 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Unique reference
- 138482
- Address
- Boundary Road, West Bridgford, NG2 7BW
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 2032 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.5%
- Girls
- 49.5%
- First language not English
- 10.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 9.8%
- Persistent absence
- 17.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 6.2%
White British 66.6%
Mixed 7.9%
Unclassified 5.9%
Chinese 4.3%
Indian 4.1%
Other White 3.7%
Pakistani 3%
Other Asian 2%
African 1%
Other 0.9%
Other Black 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 41%
Local authority average 39%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 73%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 58
Local authority average 46.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 5.18
Local authority average 4.14
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 21 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 38 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 40 |
| Biology | GCSE | 118 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 113 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 117 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 12 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 47 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 52 |
Admissions
Rushcliffe Spencer Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 328
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 387
- 2nd preference
- 398
- 3rd preference
- 187
- From another Local Authority
- 118
Offers
- 1st preference
- 320
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 328 167 161 |
| Year 8 | 330 171 159 |
| Year 9 | 331 171 160 |
| Year 10 | 301 161 140 |
| Year 11 | 297 144 153 |
| Year 12 | 220 106 114 |
| Year 13 | 225 106 119 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 93.0% 83.7% 85.5% |
Further education | 28.0% 42.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 64.0% 36.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 4.5% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 3.4% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 4.6% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 5.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.7% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 82.0% 62.9% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 41.0% 22.7% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 2.2% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.0% 2.4% |