Sunnyside Spencer Academy

General Information

Address: Great Hoggett Drive, Nottingham, NG9 4HQ
Phone: 01159174310
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Headteacher Sallyann Mitchell
Age range: 3-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Number of pupils: 205
School capacity: 210
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 99
% eligible for free school meals: 48.3%
Nursery provision: Yes

Behaviour

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Attendance

Overall absence: 6.7%
Persistently absent pupils: 18.6%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 6.8%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 5.4%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 5 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 3 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 6 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 3 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil
Physical disability: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

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Educational Attainment

Good 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

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Ranked #18 of 23 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#16Round Hill Primary SchoolGood
#17Springbank AcademyGood
#18Sunnyside Spencer AcademyGood
#19The Florence Nightingale AcademyGood
#20The Lanes Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

#1Chetwynd Spencer AcademyOutstanding
#2Awsworth Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#3Beeston Fields Flying High AcademyGood
#4Bramcote CofE Primary SchoolGood
#5Bramcote Hills Primary SchoolGood
#6Brinsley Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#7Fairfield Spencer AcademyGood
#8Gilthill Primary SchoolGood
#9Greasley Beauvale Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#10Hollywell Primary SchoolGood
#11Horsendale Primary SchoolGood
#12John Clifford Primary SchoolGood
#13Kimberley Primary SchoolGood
#14Lawrence View Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#15Mornington Primary SchoolGood
#16Round Hill Primary SchoolGood
#17Springbank AcademyGood
#18Sunnyside Spencer AcademyGood
#19The Florence Nightingale AcademyGood
#20The Lanes Primary SchoolGood
#21The Priory Catholic Voluntary AcademyGood
#22Trowell CofE Primary SchoolGood
#23Wadsworth Fields Primary SchoolGood

Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £7,955 (2024-25)

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A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #1 of 23 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#1Sunnyside Spencer Academy£7,955
#2Springbank Academy£7,924
#3Lawrence View Primary and Nursery School£7,619

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Sunnyside Spencer Academy£7,955
#2Springbank Academy£7,924
#3Lawrence View Primary and Nursery School£7,619
#4The Priory Catholic Voluntary Academy£7,301
#5Beeston Fields Flying High Academy£7,274
#6The Florence Nightingale Academy£7,254
#7Brinsley Primary and Nursery School£7,051
#8Kimberley Primary School£6,710
#9John Clifford Primary School£6,656
#10Trowell CofE Primary School£6,607
#11Greasley Beauvale Primary and Nursery School£6,528
#12Hollywell Primary School£6,392
#13Gilthill Primary School£6,376
#14Chetwynd Spencer Academy£6,161
#15Mornington Primary School£6,154
#16Awsworth Primary and Nursery School£6,147
#17Bramcote CofE Primary School£5,999
#18Bramcote Hills Primary School£5,938
#19Horsendale Primary School£5,748
#20Fairfield Spencer Academy£5,648
#21Round Hill Primary School£3,490
#22The Lanes Primary School£1,904
#23Wadsworth Fields Primary School£464

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