UK Schools
George Spencer Academy
George Spencer Academy is a mixed secondary academy in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire County Council, teaching 1,580 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted rated it Good at its last graded inspection in March 2023. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 51.7 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 1 September 2025 to 27 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for George Spencer Academy.
Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for George Spencer Academy.
- 1–30 Autumn Term (Start and End)
- 1–17 Autumn Term (Start and End)
- 20–24 Autumn Half Term
- 3–30 Autumn Term (2nd Half)
- 1–19 Autumn Term (2nd Half)
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day (Public Holiday)
- 26 Boxing Day (Public Holiday)
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year’s Day (Public Holiday)
- 5–31 Spring Term (Start and End)
- 1–13 Spring Term (Start and End)
- 16–20 Spring Half Term
- 23–28 Spring Term (2nd Half)
- 1–27 Spring Term (2nd Half)
- 30–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–10 Easter Holiday
- 3 Good Friday (Public Holiday)
- 6 Easter Monday (Public Holiday)
- 13–30 Summer Term (Start and End)
- 1–22 Summer Term (Start and End)
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday (Public Holiday)
- 25–29 Summer Half Term
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday (Public Holiday)
- 1–30 Summer Term (2nd Half)
- 1–27 Summer Term (2nd Half)
- 28–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday (Public Holiday)
- 1–28 Inset Days
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Autumn Term (Start and End) Sep 1 - Oct 17, 2025 Term
- Autumn Half Term Oct 20 - Oct 24, 2025 Holiday
- Autumn Term (2nd Half) Nov 3 - Dec 19, 2025 Term
- Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term (Start and End) Jan 5 - Feb 13, 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term Feb 16 - Feb 20, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term (2nd Half) Feb 23 - Mar 27, 2026 Term
- Easter Holiday Mar 30 - Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term (Start and End) Apr 13 - May 22, 2026 Term
- Summer Half Term May 25 - May 29, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term (2nd Half) Jun 1 - Jul 27, 2026 Term
- Summer Holiday Jul 28 - Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
- New Year’s Day (Public Holiday) Jan 1, 2026 Holiday
- Good Friday (Public Holiday) Apr 3, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Monday (Public Holiday) Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday (Public Holiday) May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday (Public Holiday) May 25, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday (Public Holiday) Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day (Public Holiday) Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day (Public Holiday) Dec 26, 2025 Holiday
- Inset Days Sep 1 - 2, 2025; Jul 27 - 28, 2026 Inset Day
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare George Spencer Academy with Nottinghamshire County Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 51.7 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
This school Nottinghamshire County Council England
16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 37.89 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
This school Nottinghamshire County Council England
Attendance 21.3% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school Nottinghamshire County Council England
What pupils do after GCSEs 94% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
This school Nottinghamshire County Council England
What students do after 16 to 18 study 93% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
This school Nottinghamshire County Council England
About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for George Spencer Academy. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to George Spencer Academy than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.