Rosecliffe Spencer Academy

NottinghamshireFree schools

73 Rose Way, Edwalton, Nottingham, NG12 4JE

Headteacher: Mrs Sophia ThorneSchool website ↗Pupils: 444 (capacity: 420)Part of THE SPENCER ACADEMIES TRUST
Ofsted Good
Inspected June 2023
Oversubscribed
95% of first-choice applicants offered a place
68%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected June 2023
95%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 20 June 2023Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Outstanding
Pupils' Wider Development
Good
School Leadership
Good

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
68.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
15.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 82%·Writing 77%·Maths 82%All three 68%
Reading
Expected82%
Exceeding45%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected77%
Exceeding20%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected82%
Exceeding35%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
60
How many families wanted this school first?
63
How many got their first choice?
60of 63 (95.2%)
How many applied in total?
160

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
18.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
37.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
17.0%
Boys and girls
49%girls·51%boys
217 girls, 227 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 80% (2023/24), currently 68%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2022/2371.0%13.0%+1.5+2.4+1.5
2023/2480.0%20.0%---
2024/2568.0%15.0%---
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