Long Field Spencer Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 23 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
- 935 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.3%
- Girls
- 48.7%
- First language not English
- 5.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 22.1%
- Persistent absence
- 24.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 21.3%
White British 88.1%
Other White 5.2%
Mixed 3.1%
Other Asian 0.7%
African 0.7%
Chinese 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Irish 0.3%
Indian 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 38%
Local authority average 42%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 51%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.9
Local authority average 46.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.17
Local authority average 4.13
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Care (Non-Agricultural) | Technical Award | 29 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 9 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 19 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 18 |
| Biology | GCSE | 57 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 57 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 39 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 29 |
| English Language | GCSE | 178 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 178 |
Admissions
Long Field Spencer Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 172
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 260
- 2nd preference
- 149
- 3rd preference
- 42
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 171
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 181 95 86 |
| Year 8 | 184 88 96 |
| Year 9 | 210 93 117 |
| Year 10 | 180 93 87 |
| Year 11 | 180 111 69 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 84.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 53.0% 44.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 28.0% 28.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 10.6% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 4.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 5.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 2.7% 3.0% |