Farnborough Spencer Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 22 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Unique reference
- 146564
- Address
- Farnborough Road, Clifton, NG11 8JW
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 940 (84% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.6%
- Girls
- 51.4%
- First language not English
- 11.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 40.4%
- Persistent absence
- 38.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 21.8%
White British 72.7%
Mixed 7.7%
African 4.4%
Other White 3.7%
Indian 3.4%
Unclassified 2.7%
Other Asian 1.8%
Other 1%
Chinese 0.6%
Pakistani 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Caribbean 0.4%
Other Black 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.64
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.23
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 5%
Local authority average 27%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 21%
Local authority average 36%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 37.1
Local authority average 42.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.95
Local authority average 3.63
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 19 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 43 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 14 |
| Biology | GCSE | 32 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 29 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 32 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 30 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 18 |
Admissions
Farnborough Spencer Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 203
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 183
- 2nd preference
- 18
- 3rd preference
- 16
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 183
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 204 102 102 |
| Year 8 | 199 104 95 |
| Year 9 | 206 93 113 |
| Year 10 | 174 84 90 |
| Year 11 | 157 74 83 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 72.0% 81.9% 85.6% |
Further education | 59.0% 41.0% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 11.0% 26.1% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 14.4% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 8.0% 5.3% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 2.1% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 14.0% 8.5% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.1% 1.2% |