Sunnyside Spencer Academy
1 live vacancyNottingham · Nottinghamshire
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Sunnyside Spencer Academy is a primary academy in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
THE SPENCER ACADEMIES TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 27 member schools: 18 primary schools, 8 secondary schools, 1 special school. Local authorities: Derby | Derbyshire | Leicestershire | Nottingham | Nottinghamshire. Regions: East Midlands. — from the THE SPENCER ACADEMIES TRUST public record.
Sunnyside Spencer Academy is a primary academy in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, part of THE SPENCER ACADEMIES TRUST. It is currently hiring, with 1 live vacancy on SchoolJobs.
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School information
- Official name
- Sunnyside Spencer Academy
- Address
- Great Hoggett Drive, Beeston
- Postcode
- NG9 4HQ
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Parliamentary constituency
- Broxtowe
- URN (official identifier)
- 140613
- Establishment number
- 2017
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Number of pupils
- 205
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 210
- School type
- Academy (sponsor led)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- THE SPENCER ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Sallyann Mitchell
- Ofsted inspection
- Inspected 5 Nov 2024Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- sunnysidespencer.org.uk
- Telephone
- 01159174310
- Date opened
- 1 May 2014
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Sunnyside Spencer Academy
| 2025/26 | This school | Nottinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 205 | 125,962 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 48.3% | 23.7% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 6.8% | 11.7% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 5.4% | 2.8% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 33.2% | 12.5% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
5 published inspections for Sunnyside Spencer Academy, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· S5 Inspection
Read report- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Outstanding
Report published 1 Dec 2024
· Academy First Section 5
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Outcomes for pupils
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Good
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Good
Report published 11 Sept 2017
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Sunnyside Primary and Nursery School (URN 122542)
Overall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category
- SWK
- Pupils' achievement
- Inadequate
- Quality of teaching
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Requires improvement
Report published 20 Nov 2012
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Sunnyside Primary and Nursery School (URN 122542)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 19 Oct 2009
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Sunnyside Primary and Nursery School (URN 122542)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 6 Jul 2007
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at Sunnyside Spencer Academy
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Nottinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 6.3% | 4.8% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 16.3% | 11.7% | 13.2% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded primary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Sunnyside Spencer Academy
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £144,150 for 93 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Nottinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 50.5% | 25.1% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £783 | £335 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Sunnyside Spencer Academy
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Primary · 201 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Nottinghamshire average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £1,580,000 £7,880 per pupil | £6,934 | £7,179 |
| Total spending | £1,595,000 £7,955 per pupil | £6,643 | £6,721 |
| Teaching staff | £693,000 £3,456 per pupil · 43.4% | £3,152 · 47.4% | £3,211 · 47.8% |
| Education support staff | £469,000 £2,339 per pupil · 29.4% | £1,309 · 19.7% | £1,313 · 19.5% |
| Supply and agency staff | £0 £0 per pupil · 0.0% | £197 · 3.0% | £203 · 3.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £0 £0 per pupil · 0.0% | £172 · 2.6% | £160 · 2.4% |
| In-year balance | −£15,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £8,000 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £7,410 per pupil, supply and agency £83 per pupil — spending up £545 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Nottinghamshire council: term dates · school admissions (academies and independent schools may set their own dates — check with Sunnyside Spencer Academy)
Where is Sunnyside Spencer Academy?
Great Hoggett Drive, Beeston, Nottingham, NG9 4HQ
01159174310
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