Sunnyside Spencer Academy

Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

0.552 miles

Published by Nottinghamshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Sunnyside Spencer Academy is a primary school in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 5 November 2024. Nottinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.

Sunnyside 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	0.552 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

Free school meal eligibility stands at 48.3% of pupils, against a middle figure of 23.4% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Nottinghamshire.
For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 0.552 miles away, the 17th shortest of 256 Nottinghamshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
The Reception 2026 distance was nearer than in 2025, the biggest move between years, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 6 years with a published distance.
In 2024/25, 80% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 8% 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: Great Hoggett Drive, Beeston, Nottingham, NG9 4HQ
Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Council: Nottinghamshire
Pupils on roll: 205 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 48.3% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 18.6

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

Ofsted

Not judged Inspected 5 November 2024

Strengths

“Pupils flourish and are happy at Sunnyside.”
“They are proud of their school and are keen, enthusiastic learners.”
“Pupils live up to the school’s ‘SHINE’ values.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 December 2024 (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)	80%	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: 22 first-preference applications, 22 offers in total, 22 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.

Eskdale Junior School 0.3 mi Not judged
Alderman Pounder Infant and Nursery School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Bramcote CofE Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
The Lanes Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Wadsworth Fields Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
St John's CofE Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Fairfield Spencer Academy 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Bramcote Hills Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published