Arnold Hill Spencer Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Jan 25 2023 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
- Website
- www.arnoldhillacademy.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1556 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.0%
- Girls
- 47.0%
- First language not English
- 5.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 16.6%
- Persistent absence
- 23.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.6%
White British 65.7%
Unclassified 11.4%
Mixed 9.4%
Other White 3.2%
Pakistani 2.8%
Other 1.8%
Indian 1.3%
Other Black 1.1%
Other Asian 1%
African 1%
Caribbean 0.6%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.21
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.01
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 14%
Local authority average 38%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 45%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.5
Local authority average 46.2
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.84
Local authority average 4.04
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 11 |
| Engineering Studies | Technical Award | 16 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 27 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 26 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 31 |
| Biology | GCSE | 64 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 79 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 63 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
Arnold Hill Spencer Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 272
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 242
- 2nd preference
- 202
- 3rd preference
- 163
- From another Local Authority
- 150
Offers
- 1st preference
- 242
- 2nd preference
- 21
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 59
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 269 141 128 |
| Year 8 | 264 148 116 |
| Year 9 | 269 144 125 |
| Year 10 | 264 146 118 |
| Year 11 | 259 147 112 |
| Year 12 | 100 46 54 |
| Year 13 | 126 49 77 |
| Year 14 | 5 3 2 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 90.0% 83.4% 86.5% |
Further education | 37.0% 36.9% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 46.0% 41.3% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 6.0% 4.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 4.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 5.2% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 6.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 74.0% 66.8% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 37.0% 25.0% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 34.0% 22.7% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 2.0% 1.4% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 2.5% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.0% 1.7% |