Long Field Spencer Academy
Ambleside Way, Melton Mowbray, LE13 0BN
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE SPENCER ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Christopher Haggett
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Spencer Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Melton and Syston
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 800
- Pupils on roll
- 930
- URN
- 138628
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01664561234
About this school
Long Field Spencer Academy is a secondary academy in Melton Mowbray. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 930 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 24 May 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 160 | 177 | 180 |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.9 | 47.7 | 46.1 |
| Progress 8 score | 0.00 -0.22 to +0.22 | +0.06 -0.16 to +0.27 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 42% | 48% | 52.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64% | 71.8% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 13% | 32.2% | 38.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Long Field Spencer Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Leicestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47.9 | 37.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 47.7 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46.1 | 36.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 909 |
| 2023/24 | 929 |
| 2024/25 | 935 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Long Field Spencer Academy compares
Long Field Spencer Academy ranked 24th of 43 secondary schools in Leicestershire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 62% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46.1 | 10.1% | 23.7% | 930 | — |
| John Ferneley College | 43.8 | 9.7% | 18.8% | 1,170 | 1.5 miles |
| Wreake Valley Academy | 39.7 | 11.4% | 21.4% | 1,148 | 8.0 miles |
| Catmose College | 52.9 | 5.6% | 14.2% | 1,153 | 9.1 miles |
| The Roundhill Academy | 45.9 | 9.3% | 21.4% | 686 | 9.5 miles |
| Orchard Mead Academy | 38.9 | 11.3% | 39.6% | 1,007 | 9.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.74%
- English as an additional language
- 5.7%
- Overall absence
- 10.05%
- Persistent absence
- 24.97%
Location
Nearby schools
-
John Ferneley College1.5 miles
Secondary · Melton Mowbray
-
Wreake Valley Academy8.0 miles
Secondary · Leicester
-
Catmose College9.1 miles
Secondary · Oakham
-
The Roundhill Academy9.5 miles
Secondary · Leicester
-
Orchard Mead Academy9.8 miles
Secondary · Leicester
Other schools in Melton Mowbray
- John Ferneley College Secondary
- Ab Kettleby Primary School Primary
- Asfordby Hill Primary School Primary
- Brownlow Primary School Primary
- Captains Close Primary School Primary
- Frisby Church of England Primary School Primary
- Great Dalby School Primary
- Harby Church of England Primary School Primary
- Hose Church of England Primary School Primary
- Long Clawson Church of England Primary School Primary
- Old Dalby Church of England Primary School Primary
- Saint Francis Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Long Field Spencer Academy teach?
- Long Field Spencer Academy teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Melton Mowbray.
- Who is the principal of Long Field Spencer Academy?
- The principal of Long Field Spencer Academy is Mr Christopher Haggett, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Long Field Spencer Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Long Field Spencer Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Long Field Spencer Academy?
- Long Field Spencer Academy has 930 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Long Field Spencer Academy full?
- Long Field Spencer Academy has capacity for 800 pupils and 930 on roll (116%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Long Field Spencer Academy a faith school?
- No. Long Field Spencer Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Long Field Spencer Academy a selective school?
- No. Long Field Spencer Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Long Field Spencer Academy?
- Long Field Spencer Academy is part of THE SPENCER ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Long Field Spencer Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 47.9 in 2022/23 and 46.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Long Field Spencer Academy rank locally?
- Long Field Spencer Academy ranked 24th of 43 secondary schools in Leicestershire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 62% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Long Field Spencer Academy's absence rate?
- Long Field Spencer Academy's overall absence rate is 10.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Long Field Spencer Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Long Field Spencer Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.