Portland Spencer Academy
Primary schoolPortland Spencer Academy is a primary school in Nottingham, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 366 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Outstanding (overall), November 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 22 November 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 58% of pupils at Portland Spencer Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 61% in Nottingham and 62% in England.
10% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Nottingham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 61% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 10% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 104 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Nottingham University Samworth AcademySecondary. School remains Good, May 2023. Attainment 8 of 39.9 (2025/26, provisional)580 m
- Firbeck AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), June 2023. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)660 m
- Bilborough CollegeSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file890 m
- Fernwood SchoolSecondary. Outstanding (overall), March 2024. Attainment 8 of 54.6 (2025/26, provisional)970 m
- Fernwood Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, February 2025. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Melbury Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, June 2024. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Nottingham
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).