Bispham Spencer Academy
Primary · Nottingham · NG9 6GJ
Data updated
Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system
This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.
Inspected 23 January 2024
Read the Ofsted report ↗At a glance
210 pupils · 88% of 240 capacity (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Academy converter
- Age range
- 7–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 11.4% of pupils (January 2026)
- URN
- 150411
In figures
Ofsted last graded it Good on 23 January 2024, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 2.9% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 70% (Nottinghamshire 75%, England 60%) · Asian Chinese 9% (Nottinghamshire 2%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 4% (Nottinghamshire 1%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 3% (Nottinghamshire 1%, England 5%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (Nottinghamshire 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 3% (Nottinghamshire 2%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 2% (Nottinghamshire 2%, England 4%) · Any other White background 2% (Nottinghamshire 6%, England 7%) · Any other Asian background 2% (Nottinghamshire 1%, England 2%) · Black African 1% (Nottinghamshire 3%, England 5%) · other groups together 1%
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)
Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms · how absence is measured
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Vacancies (November 2025)
0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary
Teacher pay (November 2025)
Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £53,617; 20% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%
Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 33.8% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 12.5% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 40.4% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 12% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 49.2% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 90.8% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 1.1% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 8.1% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 42.5% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 3.3% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 28.1% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 9.9% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01028136 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £295,000227 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £230,500–£365,000the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.
Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Roads around the school
- Child pedestrian casualties
- 2an urban school averages 2.0
- Collisions at school-run times
- 1an urban school averages 5.7
- All reported collisions
- 9an urban school averages 30.5
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 3an urban school averages 6.1
A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted