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Glenbrook Spencer Academy

Wigman Road, Bilborough, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire · NG8 4PD

PrimaryAcademy sponsor ledMixedAges 311392 pupilsTHE SPENCER ACADEMIES TRUST
Ofsted
Good

Nov 2022

KS2 expected stdThe percentage of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined.
69%

Reading/writing/maths · 2024-25

Overall absence
5.6%

2024-25

Free school mealsFree School Meals: the share of pupils eligible for free school meals — a common measure of disadvantage.
46.4%

2024-25

Pupils per teacher
21.4

2025-26

Spend per pupil
£7,644

2024-25

Places filled
93%

392 of 420 places · 2025-26

Ofsted

Last inspected 2 November 2022

Overall effectivenessGood
Early years
Good
Personal development
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Leadership and management
Good
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SATs results (Key Stage 2)

End of primary · Year 6

Meeting expected standard (R/W/M)The percentage of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. +6%

63%
'18-19
51%
'22-23
56%
'23-24
69%
'24-25

At higher standard (R/W/M) +6%

2%
'18-19
0%
'22-23
7%
'23-24
8%
'24-25

Average reading scaled scoreKS2 SATs are converted to a scaled score; 100 is the expected standard, so an average above 100 is above the national benchmark. +2

103
'18-19
102
'22-23
103
'23-24
105
'24-25

Average maths scaled scoreKS2 SATs are converted to a scaled score; 100 is the expected standard, so an average above 100 is above the national benchmark. +2

102
'18-19
103
'22-23
103
'23-24
104
'24-25

Average grammar, punctuation & spellingKS2 SATs are converted to a scaled score; 100 is the expected standard, so an average above 100 is above the national benchmark. -1

104
'18-19
101
'22-23
102
'23-24
103
'24-25

Progress since Key Stage 1 · 0 = average

Reading -1.0

0.0
'18-19
-1.0
'22-23
'23-24
'24-25

Writing -3.6

1.9
'18-19
-1.7
'22-23
'23-24
'24-25

Maths +1.2

-1.1
'18-19
0.1
'22-23
'23-24
'24-25

How this school compares

Against Nottingham (its local authority) and England · 2024-25

Meeting expected standardThe percentage of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined.

+10.6% vs Nottingham average

This school69.0%
Nottingham average58.4%
Best in Nottingham93.0%
England average60.4%

Average reading scaled score

+0.7 vs Nottingham average

This school105.0
Nottingham average104.3
Best in Nottingham111.0
England average105.5

Average maths scaled score

+0.1 vs Nottingham average

This school104.0
Nottingham average103.9
Best in Nottingham111.0
England average104.4

Pupil makeup

Spring school census · 2024-25

Free school mealsFree School Meals: the share of pupils eligible for free school meals — a common measure of disadvantage.
46.4%
English as 2nd lang.English as an Additional Language: pupils whose first language is known or believed to be other than English.
27.8%
SEN supportSpecial Educational Needs support: pupils who get extra help in school but do not have an Education, Health and Care plan.
0.5%
With EHC planEducation, Health and Care plan: a legal document for children with more significant needs, setting out the support a council must provide.
15.3%

Gender split

43%
57%

167 girls · 225 boys

Ethnicity

White British
45.2%
Pakistani
10.5%
White & Black Caribbean
8.4%
African
6.4%
Other White
5.6%
Other Asian
4.6%
Chinese
4.3%
Other Mixed
4.1%
Indian
3.1%
White & Black African
2.0%
White & Asian
1.8%
Unclassified
1.5%

Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

How this school compares

Against Nottingham (its local authority) and England · 2024-25

Free school mealsFree School Meals: the share of pupils eligible for free school meals — a common measure of disadvantage.

+11.0% vs Nottingham average

This school46.4%
Nottingham average35.4%
England average23.2%

English as 2nd lang.English as an Additional Language: pupils whose first language is known or believed to be other than English.

-5.4% vs Nottingham average

This school27.8%
Nottingham average33.2%
England average16.4%

SEN supportSpecial Educational Needs support: pupils who get extra help in school but do not have an Education, Health and Care plan.

-7.4% vs Nottingham average

This school0.5%
Nottingham average7.9%
England average11.2%

With EHC planEducation, Health and Care plan: a legal document for children with more significant needs, setting out the support a council must provide.

+0.2% vs Nottingham average

This school15.3%
Nottingham average15.1%
England average14.6%

Attendance & absence

Share of school sessions missed

Overall absence rate +0.9%

4.7%
'18-19
6.7%
'21-22
6.7%
'22-23
6.3%
'23-24
5.6%
'24-25

Persistent absenceThe percentage of pupils who miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions across the year. -1.3%

Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions

14.2%
'18-19
20.6%
'21-22
18.8%
'22-23
20.2%
'23-24
12.9%
'24-25

How this school compares

Against Nottingham (its local authority) and England · 2024-25

Overall absence rate

-1.2% vs Nottingham average

This school5.6%
Nottingham average6.8%
Best in Nottingham2.9%
England average6.2%

Persistent absenceThe percentage of pupils who miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions across the year.

-5.8% vs Nottingham average

This school12.9%
Nottingham average18.7%
Best in Nottingham4.3%
England average15.8%

Suspensions & exclusions

As a percentage of pupils on roll

Suspension rateThe number of suspensions (fixed-period exclusions) expressed as a percentage of pupils on roll. A pupil can be suspended more than once. +1.0%

Total suspensions as a share of pupils

1.3%
'16-17
2.0%
'17-18
2.2%
'18-19
3.1%
'19-20
1.2%
'20-21
1.2%
'21-22
3.5%
'22-23
3.3%
'23-24
2.3%
'24-25

Pupils suspended at least once +0.0%

Share of pupils with one or more suspension

1.0%
'16-17
0.8%
'17-18
1.5%
'18-19
1.8%
'19-20
1.2%
'20-21
1.2%
'21-22
1.9%
'22-23
1.4%
'23-24
1.0%
'24-25

Permanent exclusion rateThe percentage of pupils permanently excluded (expelled) from the school during the year. -0.07%

0.32%
'16-17
0.00%
'17-18
0.00%
'18-19
0.00%
'19-20
0.00%
'20-21
0.00%
'21-22
0.00%
'22-23
0.00%
'23-24
0.26%
'24-25

How this school compares

Against Nottingham (its local authority) and England · 2024-25

Suspension rateThe number of suspensions (fixed-period exclusions) expressed as a percentage of pupils on roll. A pupil can be suspended more than once.

-0.7% vs Nottingham average

This school2.3%
Nottingham average3.0%
Best in Nottingham0.0%
England average2.5%

Permanent exclusion rateThe percentage of pupils permanently excluded (expelled) from the school during the year.

+0.20% vs Nottingham average

This school0.26%
Nottingham average0.06%
Best in Nottingham0.00%
England average0.03%

Data last updated 06/06/2026 · URN 140548