Academy sponsor led · Nottingham

Glenbrook Spencer Academy

3–11Ages
369Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140548URN

Wigman Road, Bilborough, Nottingham, NG8 4PD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.2 below Nottingham median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Nottingham

44 applications for 29 places · 55th of 72 in Nottingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%met the expected standard

Nottingham 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 2 November 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.2 below Nottingham median (1.8) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

44 applications · 29 places offered · 29 named it first

2026 1.5; Nottingham median median 1.8
2025 1.7; Nottingham median median 1.9
2024 1.8; Nottingham median median 1.8
2023 1.8; Nottingham median median 1.8
2022 1.9; Nottingham median median 1.8
2021 2.1; Nottingham median median 1.9
2020 2.4; Nottingham median median 2.0
2019 2.2; Nottingham median median 2.1
2018 2.7; Nottingham median median 2.3
2017 2.9; Nottingham median median 2.3
2016 1.8; Nottingham median median 2.3
2015 1.5; Nottingham median median 2.2
2014 1.7; Nottingham median median 2.2; as the previous school

This school
Nottingham median

Dashed bars: as Glenbrook Primary and Nursery School (URN 122736), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	29	44	1.5	29	1.00
Sep 2025	28	47	1.7	28	1.00
Sep 2024	46	84	1.8	46	1.00
Sep 2023	31	57	1.8	31	1.00
Sep 2022	41	79	1.9	36	0.88
Sep 2021	36	75	2.1	33	0.92
Sep 2020	42	100	2.4	36	0.86
Sep 2019	39	85	2.2	34	0.87
Sep 2018	37	101	2.7	37	1.00
Sep 2017	25	73	2.9	19	0.76
Sep 2016	49	89	1.8	35	0.71
Sep 2015	49	75	1.5	20	0.41
Sep 2014 *	51	85	1.7	39	0.76

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 75% · Maths 75% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%22nd of 73 in Nottingham

Nottingham 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Nottingham 75% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Nottingham 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Nottingham 75% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Nottingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

Nottingham 75% England 77%

Higher standard24%

Nottingham 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Nottingham median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	69%	8%	105	104
2023/24	56%	7%	103	103
2022/23	51%	0%	102	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Glenbrook Spencer AcademyThis school
This school

Good2022

1.5applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Bluecoat Primary Academy
0.3 km · Nottingham

Good2022

2.0applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy
0.5 km · Nottingham

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Brocklewood Primary and Nursery School
0.7 km · Nottingham

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
0.7 km · Nottingham

2026

2.3applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Melbury Primary School
1.2 km · Nottingham

Remains Good2024

1.7applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Bilborough College
1.2 km · Nottingham

Not yet inspected
Ambleside Primary School
1.4 km · Nottingham

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Djanogly Strelley Academy
1.6 km · Nottingham

2026

1.2applications per place 34%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140548 · 892/2009
Trust: The Spencer Academies Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 369 on roll
Free school meals: 45.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2014
Replaced: Glenbrook Primary and Nursery School (URN 122736)
Address: Wigman Road, Bilborough, Nottingham, NG8 4PD
Local authority: Nottingham

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources