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Arnold Hill Spencer Academy

Gedling Road, Arnold, Gedling Road,, Nottingham, NG5 6NZ ·

Ofsted:Good or better in all areas· 2025

At a glance

A state secondary academy for ages 11–18 in Nottingham. Ofsted inspection (June 2025): Good or better in all areas (no overall grade was given). GCSE results are above the England average (Attainment 8: 49.8 vs 46.1, 2024/25). 238 families put it first for 264 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages: 11–18
Pupils: 1,552
Gender: Mixed
Sixth form: Yes
Admissions: Non-selective
Local authority: Nottinghamshire
Academy trust: THE SPENCER ACADEMIES TRUST
Headteacher: Miss Kerry Wiltshire
Opened: Oct 2018

School website 01159554804 Explore the area

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 10 Jun 2025

Inspections from September 2024 did not give an overall grade, only the separate judgements below.

Quality of education: Good
Behaviour and attitudes: Good
Personal development: Good
Leadership and management: Good
Sixth form: Outstanding

Safeguarding effective: Yes

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 262 pupils

Attainment 8

49.8

England 46.1

Grade 5+ Eng & maths

51.5%

England 45.4%

Grade 4+ Eng & maths

72.5%

England 64.8%

Progress 8

+0.07

2023/24 · CI -0.11 to 0.24

This school

49.8

Nottinghamshire

46.8

England

46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Earlier years include results published for this school's predecessor (URN 137536), for example before it converted to an academy.

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made

264

1st preferences

238

All applications

722

1st prefs per place

0.90

Fewer first choices than places

238 of 238 first-preference applicants were offered a place (100%). 53 offers went to families living in another council area.

Earlier years include data recorded for this school's predecessor.

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils

1,518

Capacity

1,682

92% full

Girls / boys

48/52

Mixed

Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)19.6%
English as an additional language4.9%
SEN support12.3%
Education, Health and Care plan1.4%
The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.