Bluecoat Aspley Academy
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,344 pupils
91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 48.6
Academy sponsor led
Farnborough Spencer Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 1,005of 1,050 places
- Free school meals
- 42.7%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 181
- Ofsted
- Good, 21 September 2022Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Farnborough Academy (URN 141335, until 30 September 2018).
What the data says
Farnborough Spencer Academy has no sixth form. Of the 146 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, none moved to a sixth form college, 64% to a further education college and 4% started an apprenticeship.
12% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 6% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 38.9 against 46.1 across England and 43.0 in Nottingham, with 41% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
As an 11–16 school, Farnborough Spencer Academy is judged on where pupils go at 16 rather than on A level results.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Nottingham and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Farnborough Spencer Academy | Nottingham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 146 | 3,152 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 83% | 88% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 77% | 85% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 12% | 27% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 14% | 13% |
| — further education college | 64% | 42% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 2% | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 12% | 7% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 5% | 5% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Farnborough Spencer Academy | Nottingham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 38.9 | 43.0 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 41% | 40% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 55% | 59% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 31% | 27% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.50 | 3.73 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 41% | 42% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 30.0 | 35.1 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 45.1 | 48.8 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 19% | 35% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 180 | 99% | 89% | 12% | 20% | 63% |
| Mathematics | 180 | 99% | 88% | 17% | 22% | 62% |
| English Literature | 171 | 94% | 86% | 8% | 21% | 63% |
| Combined Science | 134 | 74% | 65% | 1% | 9% | 46% |
| Geography | 80 | 44% | 41% | 15% | 25% | 65% |
| French | 56 | 31% | 18% | 11% | 29% | 70% |
| History | 50 | 28% | 41% | 38% | 26% | 68% |
| Business Studies | 47 | 26% | 18% | 6% | 20% | 36% |
| Biology | 39 | 22% | 23% | 21% | 45% | 97% |
| Physics | 39 | 22% | 23% | 18% | 46% | 95% |
| Chemistry | 39 | 22% | 23% | 21% | 47% | 95% |
| Computer Science | 25 | 14% | 13% | 8% | 30% | 44% |
| Fine Art | 19 | 10% | 9% | 11% | 28% | 63% |
| Design and Technology | 15 | 8% | 11% | 7% | 23% | 40% |
| Photography | 15 | 8% | 6% | 20% | 19% | 53% |
| Russian | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Art and Design | 2 | 1% | 7% | — | 24% | — |
| Italian | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Polish | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Arabic | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| Chinese | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
| Modern Greek | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 33% | — |
| Portuguese | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 47 | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | 29 | — | — |
| Tourism | 28 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 23 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 22 | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.