Long Field Spencer Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 24 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Unique reference
- 138628
- Address
- Ambleside Way, LE13 0BN
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 929 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.6%
- Girls
- 49.4%
- First language not English
- 4.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.1%
- Persistent absence
- 26.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 21.3%
White British 89.5%
Other White 4.8%
Mixed 3%
Other 0.8%
African 0.6%
Chinese 0.5%
Indian 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.09
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 13%
Local authority average 40%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 42%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47.9
Local authority average 45.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.06
Local authority average 4.03
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Care (Non-Agricultural) | Technical Award | 27 |
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 13 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 15 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 22 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 22 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 7 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 24 |
| Biology | GCSE | 53 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 53 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 48 |
Admissions
Long Field Spencer Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 176
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 266
- 2nd preference
- 158
- 3rd preference
- 55
- From another Local Authority
- 9
Offers
- 1st preference
- 170
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 180 87 93 |
| Year 8 | 211 93 118 |
| Year 9 | 180 89 91 |
| Year 10 | 180 111 69 |
| Year 11 | 178 90 88 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 85.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 46.0% 39.6% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 33.0% 34.3% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 10.5% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 4.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 10.0% 4.6% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 4.8% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.2% 1.0% |