Glenbrook Spencer Academy

Glenbrook Spencer Academy is performing well overall, being rated 'Good' in all inspected areas. The school prioritizes an ambitious curriculum centered on the values of 'Pushing Potential, Love of Learning, Awesome Attitude, Collective Community, and Exceeding Expectations'. Pupils enjoy their learning experiences and feel safe, supported, and engaged, with a strong emphasis on reading and vocabulary development. The school also prioritizes pupil welfare, with effective safeguarding measures in place. However, there are areas for improvement regarding the consistency of teaching and assessment, particularly in ensuring that all pupils fully understand what they need to learn.

Strengths

• Leaders have a clear and ambitious vision for pupils' success.
• The curriculum is well-designed and effectively planned in logical steps.
• Teachers demonstrate good subject knowledge and use technology to enhance learning.
• Pupils feel safe and valued, with effective support systems in place.
• Strong emphasis on reading skills with a well-implemented phonics program.
• Wide range of extracurricular activities and opportunities for personal development.

Areas for Improvement

• Some teachers do not check on pupils' learning as precisely as needed.
• Occasionally, teachers do not clearly demonstrate what pupils need to do.
• Some pupils struggle to retain a coherent understanding of previous learning.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Glenbrook Spencer Academy attended 94.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 2.8% of pupils at Glenbrook Spencer Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Glenbrook Spencer Academy had 20.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 12.7% of pupils at Glenbrook Spencer Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Glenbrook Spencer Academy received £7,923 and spent £8,184 for each of its 380 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £354,000 (£932 per pupil).

Across all 27 schools of The Spencer Academies Trust, income was £7,619 and spending £7,638 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Nottingham · Nottingham local authority: places and applications

Glenbrook Spencer Academy is part of The Spencer Academies Trust, which runs 27 schools. The nearest others:

• Portland Spencer Academy Nottingham
• Sunnyside Spencer Academy Nottingham
• Fairfield Spencer Academy Nottingham
• George Spencer Academy Nottingham
• Chetwynd Spencer Academy Nottingham
• Bispham Spencer Academy Nottingham
• Farnborough Spencer Academy Nottingham
• Arnold Hill Spencer Academy Nottingham
• Rushcliffe Spencer Academy Nottingham
• Rosecliffe Spencer Academy Nottingham

What is Glenbrook Spencer Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Glenbrook Spencer Academy is Good, from an inspection in December 2022.

When was Glenbrook Spencer Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Glenbrook Spencer Academy was last inspected in December 2022.

How many pupils does Glenbrook Spencer Academy have?

Glenbrook Spencer Academy has 369 pupils on roll.

What age range does Glenbrook Spencer Academy cover?

Glenbrook Spencer Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Glenbrook Spencer Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Glenbrook Spencer Academy?

Glenbrook Spencer Academy is at Wigman Road, Bilborough, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG8 4PD.