Arnold Hill Spencer Academy

State-Funded School

arnold-hill-spencer-academy-nottinghamshire-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

NottinghamshireLocal Authority

GedlingConstituency

NG5 6NZPostcode

7.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Arnold Hill Spencer Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands.

It currently serves 1,552 pupils. Arnold Hill Spencer Academy is part of THE SPENCER ACADEMIES TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 49.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 51.5%
EBacc average point score: 4.28

Ethnicity

White

70%

Asian

Black

Mixed

12%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,552

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

19%

England average

27%

First language not English

10%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 1,552
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: THE SPENCER ACADEMIES TRUST

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
16 Jul 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
8 Mar 2023	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Good	Requires improvement
15 Jan 2018	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.