Sunnyside Spencer Academy
Primary schoolSunnyside Spencer Academy is a primary school in Broxtowe, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 205 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 5 November 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- No overall grade (from September 2024)
- 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, 80% of pupils at Sunnyside Spencer Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Nottinghamshire and 62% in England.
8% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Nottinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 8% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108 | 105 | 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- Eskdale Junior SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)560 m
- Alderman Pounder Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, January 2023620 m
- Alderman White SchoolSecondary. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 53.2 (2025/26, provisional)630 m
- Bramcote CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, January 2022. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- George Spencer AcademySecondary. Good (overall), March 2023. Attainment 8 of 52.6 (2025/26, provisional)1.3 km
- The Lanes Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), February 2022, before the school changed1.5 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Broxtowe
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).