Farnborough Spencer Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 21 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
- 997 (91% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.4%
- Girls
- 50.6%
- First language not English
- 12.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 41.1%
- Persistent absence
- 28.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 21.8%
White British 71.6%
Mixed 7.3%
African 5.6%
Other White 3.8%
Indian 3.7%
Unclassified 2.6%
Other Asian 1.9%
Chinese 0.8%
Other 0.7%
Caribbean 0.6%
Pakistani 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 31%
Local authority average 27%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 41%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38.7
Local authority average 42.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.48
Local authority average 3.72
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 47 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 28 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 19 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 39 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 47 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 39 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 25 |
Admissions
Farnborough Spencer Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 170
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 139
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 8
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 139
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 4
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 211 106 105 |
| Year 8 | 205 104 101 |
| Year 9 | 200 105 95 |
| Year 10 | 200 91 109 |
| Year 11 | 181 87 94 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 77.0% 84.4% 85.5% |
Further education | 64.0% 42.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 12.0% 27.7% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 13.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 1.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 1.9% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 12.0% 7.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 4.6% 3.0% |