Farnborough Spencer Academy

Farnborough Spencer Academy is a coeducational secondary school located in the Clifton area of Nottingham in the English county of Nottinghamshire.[1]

Farnborough Spencer Academy
Address
Map
Farnborough Road
Clifton

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NG11 8JW

England
Coordinates52°54′34″N 1°10′00″W / 52.90942°N 1.16662°W / 52.90942; -1.16662
Information
TypeAcademy
Motto"We Are Proud"
Local authorityNottingham
TrustSpencer Academies Trust
Department for Education URN146564 Tables
OfstedReports
Head teacherGraeme Smith (Executive Principal- Rushcliffe and Farnborough)
Mr K Davis (Head of School)
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 16
Color(s)Black and Yellow
Websitehttp://www.farnboroughspencer.com/

The school offers GCSEs as programmes of study for pupils, with a small number of pupils attending Central College Nottingham for vocational courses. It previously held Technology College status as part of the (now defunct) Specialist Schools Programme and also previously had the motto 'Tenez Le Droit. '

Previously a community school administered by Nottingham City Council, in December 2013 an Ofsted inspection judged Farnborough School Technology College to be 'Inadequate'. The rating meant the school was placed in special measures.[2] The school was opened in September 2014 by paralympian Richard Whitehead and was renamed The Farnborough Academy. The 1950s school buildings were demolished and also replaced with a new building designed by Franklin Ellis Architects, one of the last projects built under the Building Schools for the Future programme. It was then operated as part of the Trent Academies Group,[3] however, in September 2018 Trent Academies Group merged with the Spencer Academies Trust. The school then changed its name to Farnborough Spencer Academy in September 2021.

The Academy was graded as Good in all areas by Ofsted in September 2022.

References

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  1. ^ "Home". farnboroughspencer.com.
  2. ^ "Farnborough School Technology College". Ofsted. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  3. ^ "The Farnborough Academy - A big hand for a new star". Archived from the original on 1 January 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
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