Millside Spencer Academy
53 Evans Road, East Leake, Loughborough, LE12 6AS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE SPENCER ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Steve Burley
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Spencer Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Rushcliffe
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 236
- Pupils on roll
- 184
- URN
- 149105
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01509974255
About this school
Millside Spencer Academy is a primary academy in Loughborough. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 184 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 5 | 13 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | - | 54% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | - | 8% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | - | 85% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | - | 69% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | - | 77% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | 104.0 | 107.0 |
Trends over time
How Millside 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 | — | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 61.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 54 |
| 2023/24 | 128 |
| 2024/25 | 174 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Millside Spencer Academy compares
Millside Spencer Academy ranked 58th of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 4.3% | 15.1% | 184 | — |
| Brookside Primary School | 83% | 4.1% | 13.3% | 319 | 0.3 miles |
| Lantern Lane Primary and Nursery School | 63% | 4.7% | 23.5% | 411 | 0.8 miles |
| Costock CofE Primary School | 36% | 4.6% | 12.6% | 95 | 1.2 miles |
| Normanton-On-Soar Primary School | — | 6.3% | 4.8% | 54 | 2.7 miles |
| Sutton Bonington Primary School | 75% | 3.7% | 11.8% | 160 | 2.8 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)
- 15.07%
- English as an additional language
- 2.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.33%
- Persistent absence
- 8.47%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Brookside Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Loughborough
-
Lantern Lane Primary and Nursery School0.8 miles
Primary · Loughborough
-
Costock CofE Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Loughborough
-
Normanton-On-Soar Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Loughborough
-
Sutton Bonington Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Loughborough
Other schools in Loughborough
Millside Spencer Academy ranks 15th of the 34 ranked primary schools in Loughborough.
- Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School Primary
- Belton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Booth Wood Academy Primary
- Brookside Primary School Primary
- Burton-on-the-Wolds Primary School Primary
- Christ Church & Saint Peter's Cofe Primary School Primary
- Cobden Primary School & Community Centre Primary
- Costock CofE Primary School Primary
- Hathern Church of England Primary School Primary
- Highgate Primary School Primary
- Holywell Primary School Primary
- Lantern Lane Primary and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Millside Spencer Academy teach?
- Millside Spencer Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Loughborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Millside Spencer Academy?
- The headteacher of Millside Spencer Academy is Mr Steve Burley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Millside Spencer Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Millside 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 Millside Spencer Academy?
- Millside Spencer Academy has 184 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Millside Spencer Academy full?
- Millside Spencer Academy has capacity for 236 pupils and 184 on roll (78%), so it has space against 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 Millside Spencer Academy a faith school?
- No. Millside Spencer Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Millside Spencer Academy a selective school?
- No. Millside Spencer Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Millside Spencer Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Millside Spencer Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Millside Spencer Academy?
- Millside 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 Millside Spencer Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2023/24 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Millside Spencer Academy rank locally?
- Millside Spencer Academy ranked 58th of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Millside Spencer Academy's absence rate?
- Millside Spencer Academy's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Millside Spencer Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Millside 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 10 July 2026.