Fairfield Spencer Academy
Toton Lane, Stapleford, Nottingham, NG9 7HB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE SPENCER ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Gemma Gregory
- Sponsor
- The Spencer Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Broxtowe
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 660
- Pupils on roll
- 627
- URN
- 140071
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01159179266
About this school
Fairfield Spencer Academy is a primary academy in Nottingham. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 627 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 119 | 118 | 115 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 66% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 10% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 66% | 77% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 81% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 81% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Fairfield 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 | Nottinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 61.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 655 |
| 2023/24 | 646 |
| 2024/25 | 620 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Fairfield Spencer Academy compares
Fairfield Spencer Academy ranked 88th of 225 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 4.8% | 25.5% | 627 | — |
| William Lilley Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.5% | 27.8% | 130 | 0.2 miles |
| St John's CofE Primary School | — | — | — | — | 0.4 miles |
| Albany Junior School | 33% | 4% | 48% | 176 | 0.7 miles |
| Albany Infant and Nursery School | — | 7.2% | 31.9% | 156 | 0.7 miles |
| Wadsworth Fields Primary School | — | — | — | 282 | 0.7 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 25.48%
- English as an additional language
- 15.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.78%
- Persistent absence
- 11.97%
Location
Nearby schools
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William Lilley Infant and Nursery School0.2 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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St John's CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Albany Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Albany Infant and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Wadsworth Fields Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Nottingham
Other schools in Nottingham
Fairfield Spencer Academy ranks 73rd of the 187 ranked primary schools in Nottingham.
- Abbey Gates Primary School Primary
- Abbey Hill Primary & Nursery Primary
- Abbey Road Primary School Primary
- Albany Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Albany Junior School Primary
- Aldercar Infant School Primary
- Alderman Pounder Infant and Nursery School Primary
- All Hallows CofE Primary School Primary
- Ambleside Primary School Primary
- Annesley Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Archbishop Cranmer Church of England Academy Primary
- Arnbrook Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Fairfield Spencer Academy teach?
- Fairfield Spencer Academy teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Nottingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Fairfield Spencer Academy?
- The headteacher of Fairfield Spencer Academy is Mrs Gemma Gregory, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Fairfield Spencer Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Fairfield 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 Fairfield Spencer Academy?
- Fairfield Spencer Academy has 627 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Fairfield Spencer Academy full?
- Fairfield Spencer Academy has capacity for 660 pupils and 627 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Fairfield Spencer Academy a faith school?
- No. Fairfield Spencer Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Fairfield Spencer Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Fairfield Spencer Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Fairfield Spencer Academy?
- Fairfield 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 Fairfield Spencer Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Fairfield Spencer Academy rank locally?
- Fairfield Spencer Academy ranked 88th of 225 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Fairfield Spencer Academy's absence rate?
- Fairfield Spencer Academy's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Fairfield Spencer Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Fairfield 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 13 August 2026.