Rosecliffe Spencer Academy
Free schools in Nottingham, NG12 4JE, taking ages 3 to 11, 449 on roll.
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In 2025/26, the furthest child offered a place lived 0.65 miles away.
Applying for September 2027? Primary applications close 15 January 2027; offers on 16 April 2027.
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The circle is 0.65 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2025/26.
Rosecliffe Spencer Academy: 0.65 miles, 2025/26 Jesse Gray Primary School: 2.88 miles, 2025/26, published by Nottinghamshire
How to read this
Most English schools do not have a catchment area. When Rosecliffe Spencer Academy is oversubscribed, places go outward from the school until they run out, so the distance moves each year with how many families applied and where they lived.
Distances are measured from the postcode's centre, not a front door; a postcode covers a few houses. Siblings, looked-after children come before distance, so a school can fill before distance counts at all.
Real admission areas are not circular: the circle is the distance, not a boundary.
The address on the closing date is the one the council uses. How admissions work.
One published year so far: 2025/26, from Nottinghamshire. With two or more, the map can draw any of them.
Source: Nottinghamshire, published admission distances, 2025/26
Where Rosecliffe Spencer Academy and Jesse Gray Primary School are both in reach
Both distances are drawn on the map above. Jesse Gray Primary School admitted from 2.88 miles in 2025/26, published by Nottinghamshire. Its own page has the rest of its figures.
No postcode district has its centre inside both distances. The two schools admit from 0.65 and 2.88 miles, and the ground those circles share holds no district centre, which is a fact about where the centres fall rather than about any one address. The map above shows both, and the postcode checker answers for both.
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Other schools nearby with a published distance
The closest schools to Rosecliffe Spencer Academy that also have a council-published admission distance, nearest first.
| School | Phase | Admitted from | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Gray Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 2.88 mi 2025/26 | 0.7 mi |
| Abbey Road Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 1.32 mi 2025/26 | 1.2 mi |
| Greythorn Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 0.47 mi 2025/26 | 1.2 mi |
| Crossdale Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 0.66 mi 2025/26 | 2.4 mi |
The distance as a picture
What kind of school this is
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | No religious character |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| How full | 449 pupils in 420 places (107% full, over capacity) |
| Trust | THE SPENCER ACADEMIES TRUST |
| Local authority | Nottinghamshire |
Department for Education register (GIAS).
How the school is doing
| Ofsted | Good, inspected 31 July 2023 |
| Meeting the expected standard | 68.0% in reading, writing and maths (2024/25) |
| Year | Meeting the expected standard |
|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 68.0% |
| 2023/24 | 80.0% |
| 2022/23 | 71.0% |
Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.
Who goes to Rosecliffe Spencer Academy
| Girls and boys | 50.8% girls, 49.2% boys |
| English as an additional language | 46.8% of pupils |
| Free school meals | 13.1% of pupils eligible |
DfE school census, most recent published year.
Getting to Rosecliffe Spencer Academy by bus
Best-served stop: Hill Farm Court, 0.2 mi away, with 6.2 buses an hour on weekday daytimes; first bus 05:25, last 23:46.
Every stop within 600 m
| Stop | From the school | Weekday daytime, an hour | Evening | Sunday | Routes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lily Grove | 0.1 mi | 2.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 7, 4 |
| Jasmine Gardens | 0.2 mi | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 7, 4 |
| Jasmine Gardens | 0.2 mi | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 7 |
These are scheduled departures, not buses observed running. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two rows.
Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), week of 8 Sep 2026
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Common questions
What is the catchment area for Rosecliffe Spencer Academy?
Rosecliffe Spencer Academy does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in 2025/26 lived 0.65 miles away, per Nottinghamshire.
How close do I need to live to get a place at Rosecliffe Spencer Academy?
Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 0.65 miles was enough in 2025/26, and at 107% full the school has little slack. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.
Does buying a house near Rosecliffe Spencer Academy guarantee a place?
No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.
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