Arnold Hill Spencer Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Good Jun 10 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Unique reference
- 146562
- Address
- Gedling Road, Arnold, Gedling Road,, NG5 6NZ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1518 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.8%
- Girls
- 47.2%
- First language not English
- 4.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 16.7%
- Persistent absence
- 22.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.3%
White British 67.9%
Mixed 10.4%
Unclassified 7.8%
Pakistani 3.2%
Other White 2.9%
Other 1.8%
Indian 1.4%
African 1.2%
Other Asian 0.9%
Other Black 0.9%
Caribbean 0.7%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 17%
Local authority average 39%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 52%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.6
Local authority average 46.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.27
Local authority average 4.14
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 23 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 21 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 30 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 25 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 66 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 82 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 66 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 42 |
Admissions
Arnold Hill Spencer Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 251
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 194
- 2nd preference
- 248
- 3rd preference
- 135
- From another Local Authority
- 127
Offers
- 1st preference
- 194
- 2nd preference
- 36
- 3rd preference
- 9
- To another Local Authority
- 54
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 269 129 140 |
| Year 8 | 261 136 125 |
| Year 9 | 255 140 115 |
| Year 10 | 263 138 125 |
| Year 11 | 262 146 116 |
| Year 12 | 116 72 44 |
| Year 13 | 91 40 51 |
| Year 14 | 1 1 0 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 83.7% 85.5% |
Further education | 41.0% 42.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 39.0% 36.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 5.0% 4.5% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.4% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 4.6% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 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 | 74.0% 62.9% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 29.0% 22.7% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 2.2% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 3.0% 2.4% |