Rushcliffe Spencer Academy

State-Funded School

rushcliffe-spencer-academy-nottinghamshire-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

NottinghamshireLocal Authority

RushcliffeConstituency

NG2 7BWPostcode

8.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

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

It currently serves 2,039 pupils. Rushcliffe Spencer Academy is part of THE SPENCER ACADEMIES TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 58.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 73.7%
EBacc average point score: 5.19

Ethnicity

White

69%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

2,039

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

11%

England average

27%

First language not English

12%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 2,039
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: THE SPENCER ACADEMIES TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
19 Jun 2025	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Not judged
3 Mar 2014	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.