Farnborough Spencer Academy, Nottingham

In 2026, pupils at Farnborough Spencer Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 37.9, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 44.4 in Nottingham and 47 across England.

33% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 43% in Nottingham and 47% in England.

That is down from 38.9 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.64: pupils made well below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 29.2, against 44.1 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 14.9 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and History.

For September 2026 entry, 149 families put Farnborough Spencer Academy as their first choice and 198 named it as one of their preferences, for 177 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Farnborough Spencer Academy are The West Bridgford School (1.3 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 61.4); The Becket School (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 52.3); The Nottingham Emmanuel School (1.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44.1); and Rushcliffe Spencer Academy (1.8 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 58.3).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than Farnborough Spencer Academy.

Farnborough Spencer Academy is one of 27 schools run by The Spencer Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 49.9 in 2024/25.

Of the 157 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 71% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 64% to a further education college, 6% to an apprenticeship and 5% into work.

42.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 174 pupils (17.3%) received SEN support and 10 (1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Southchurch Drive North Tram Stop, about 290 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Farnborough School, 80 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Farnborough Spencer Academy stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 177 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Nottingham (391).

In 2024/25, Farnborough Spencer Academy issued 441 suspensions, 44.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Farnborough Spencer Academy are Dovecote Primary and Nursery School (0.4 miles), The Glapton Academy (0.8 miles), Blessed Robert Widmerpool Catholic Primary and Nursery School (0.8 miles) and The Milford Academy (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.