Academy sponsor led · Nottingham

Portland Spencer Academy

3–11Ages
366Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140550URN

Westwick Road, Bilborough, Nottingham, NG8 4HB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

close to Nottingham median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Nottingham

74 applications for 44 places · 43rd of 72 in Nottingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

58%met the expected standard

Nottingham 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 22 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

22 November 2023
Graded inspection: Outstanding
26 January 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)

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

1.7applications per place, Reception

close to Nottingham median (1.8) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

74 applications · 44 places offered · 38 named it first

2026 1.7; Nottingham median median 1.8
2025 2.0; Nottingham median median 1.9
2024 1.9; Nottingham median median 1.8
2023 1.7; Nottingham median median 1.8
2022 1.8; Nottingham median median 1.8
2021 1.6; Nottingham median median 1.9
2020 1.7; Nottingham median median 2.0
2019 1.8; Nottingham median median 2.1
2018 2.0; Nottingham median median 2.3
2017 1.3; Nottingham median median 2.3
2016 1.6; Nottingham median median 2.3
2015 1.4; Nottingham median median 2.2
2014 1.6; Nottingham median median 2.2; as the previous school

This school
Nottingham median

Dashed bars: as Portland Primary and Nursery School (URN 122708), 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	44	74	1.7	38	0.86
Sep 2025	28	55	2.0	27	0.96
Sep 2024	32	62	1.9	32	1.00
Sep 2023	33	56	1.7	32	0.97
Sep 2022	37	68	1.8	35	0.95
Sep 2021	49	80	1.6	49	1.00
Sep 2020	43	73	1.7	43	1.00
Sep 2019	37	65	1.8	31	0.84
Sep 2018	35	69	2.0	35	1.00
Sep 2017	46	58	1.3	32	0.70
Sep 2016	37	58	1.6	30	0.81
Sep 2015	49	69	1.4	40	0.82
Sep 2014 *	34	54	1.6	28	0.82

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 67% · Writing 70% · Maths 73% → all three 58% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard58%44th of 73 in Nottingham

Nottingham 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard67%

Nottingham 75% England 78%

Higher standard23%

Nottingham 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Nottingham 75% England 75%

Greater depth15%

Nottingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Nottingham 75% England 77%

Higher standard27%

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	58%	10%	103	104
2023/24	72%	9%	107	106
2022/23	60%	2%	102	105

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

Portland Spencer AcademyThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

1.7applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Firbeck Academy
0.7 km · Nottingham

Good2023

4.4applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Bilborough College
0.9 km · Nottingham

Not yet inspected
Fernwood Primary School
1.1 km · Nottingham

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Melbury Primary School
1.2 km · Nottingham

Remains Good2024

1.7applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Glenbrook Spencer Academy
1.8 km · Nottingham

Good2022

1.5applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy
1.9 km · Nottingham

Standards maintained2025

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

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Bluecoat Primary Academy
2.0 km · Nottingham

Good2022

2.0applications per place 51%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140550 · 892/2010
Trust: The Spencer Academies Trust
Capacity: 390 pupils · 366 on roll
Free school meals: 49.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 February 2014
Replaced: Portland Primary and Nursery School (URN 122708)
Address: Westwick Road, Bilborough, Nottingham, NG8 4HB
Local authority: Nottingham

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