Fairfield Spencer Academy

Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–11 · Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

1.879 miles

Published by Nottinghamshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Fairfield Spencer Academy is a primary school in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire for ages 5–11 (academy converter). Nottinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.

Fairfield 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
Reception 2026	1.879 mi
Reception 2025	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2024	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2023	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2022	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2021	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2020	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2019	🔒 With a pass

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

What the figures show

For Reception in 2026, the last child offered a place lived 1.879 miles away, the 116th shortest of 256 Nottinghamshire primary schools with a published last distance.
The Reception last distance swung sharply between some years, and the 2026 figure was further from the school than in 2025 and further than in 2020.
For Reception in 2026 there were 49 first-choice applications for 49 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
In 2024/25, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), and 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).

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: Toton Lane, Stapleford, Nottingham, NG9 7HB
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 5–11
Council: Nottinghamshire
Pupils on roll: 627 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 25.2% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 23.4

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

Ofsted

No Ofsted grade Inspected 21 April 2026

Strengths

“Pupils enjoy coming to this happy and vibrant school.”
“As a result, pupils attend regularly.”
“They arrive with smiles and are greeted warmly by all staff.”

To improve

“However, leaders recognise that some pupils, who may face barriers to their learning, do not achieve as well as their peers.”
“However, teachers do not always check what pupils know and remember in all subjects.”
“This means that some pupils have gaps in their knowledge, in the wider curriculum subjects, as well as in some foundation subjects.”

Safeguarding: met

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 July 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25)	70%	62%

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

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 49 first-preference applications, 49 offers in total, 49 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 primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Nottinghamshire.

William Lilley Infant and Nursery School 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
St John's CofE Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Albany Junior School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade
Albany Infant and Nursery School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
Wadsworth Fields Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Sunnyside Spencer Academy 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
Bispham Spencer Academy 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade
Eskdale Junior School 1.2 mi Not judged