George Spencer Academy

Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Last distance offered · Year 7 2026

2.928 miles

Published by Nottinghamshire County Council · offers on 2 March 2026

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George Spencer Academy is a secondary school in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 21 March 2023. Nottinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2020 to 2026 entry.

George Spencer Academy catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Year 7 2026	2.928 mi
Year 7 2025	🔒 With a pass
Year 7 2024	🔒 With a pass
Year 7 2023	🔒 With a pass
Year 7 2022	🔒 With a pass
Year 7 2021	🔒 With a pass
Year 7 2020	🔒 With a pass

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

In 2026, the last Year 7 child offered a place lived 2.928 miles from the school, the 19th shortest of 39 Nottinghamshire secondary schools with a published last distance.
In 2026, Year 7 had 260 first-choice applications for 270 offers; 257 offers went to first-choice families and 3 first-choice families were not offered a place.
100 of the 567 Year 7 applications in 2026 came from families living outside Nottinghamshire, and 36 offers went to them.
In 2024/25, 56% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 51.7 (England 46).

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Nottinghamshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Arthur Mee Road, Stapleford, Nottingham, NG9 7EW
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
Ages: 11–18
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Council: Nottinghamshire
Pupils on roll: 1,580 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 17.9% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 16.4

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Good Inspected 21 March 2023

Strengths

“The ‘ethos of excellence’ that leaders have created at this school sets the tone for the high expectations they have.”
“Pupils rise to meet these high expectations.”
“They commit to their education and achieve well.”

To improve

“This practice is not yet consistently and securely embeded.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 May 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25)	56%	45%
Attainment 8 score (2024/25)	51.7	46
A level average grade (2024/25)	B-	B-

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Year 7 entry: 260 first-preference applications, 270 offers in total, 257 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby secondary schools

Straight-line distance, in Nottinghamshire.

Alderman White School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Bramcote College 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
Chilwell School 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
The Becket School 4.7 mi Good Last distance published
The West Bridgford School 5.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
The Kimberley School 5.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Rushcliffe Spencer Academy 5.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
East Leake Academy 7.0 mi Not judged Last distance published