Rosecliffe Spencer Academy

About Rosecliffe Spencer Academy

Rosecliffe Spencer Academy is a state primary school in the Nottinghamshire local authority, serving the Rushcliffe area with a mixed intake of 444 pupils aged 3 to 11. In the local landscape of primary schools, it ranks 5th out of 32 schools in Rushcliffe, placing it comfortably within the top 25% of schools in the district. The top-performing peers in the same authority include John Blow Primary School, Harworth CofE Academy, and Bunny CofE Primary School, which sit above it in the rankings. The school is led by headteacher Kirstie Mann and has no religious character. It is notably oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 academic year, it received 160 applications for 60 places, with 63 first-preference applications and an oversubscription ratio of 2.67, indicating strong local demand.

Academically, Rosecliffe Spencer Academy performs well above the local authority average. In its most recent KS2 results for the 2023/24 academic year, 80% of pupils achieved the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths combined, compared to the Nottinghamshire average of 61%. The school also excels at the higher standard, with 20% of pupils reaching that level across all three subjects. In individual subjects, 85% met the expected standard in maths, 80% in reading, and 83% in writing. Average scaled scores were 108 in maths and 107 in reading. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2023 rated it Good overall, with an Outstanding rating for behaviour and attitudes. All other categories — quality of education, personal development, early years provision, and leadership and management — were rated Good.

The school offers a range of facilities including a sensory room, ICT suite, playing fields, outdoor playground, music rooms, and a sports hall. Sports provision includes tennis, netball, cross country, swimming, and cricket, while extracurricular clubs cover choir, book club, science club, and film club. The school has a nursery provision and supports pupils with a variety of special educational needs, including moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, hearing impairment, and autistic spectrum disorder. With strong academic outcomes, a Good Ofsted rating, and clear oversubscription, this school is well-suited to families in Rushcliffe seeking a high-performing, well-resourced primary with a supportive SEND framework and a broad range of activities.

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