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Springfield Academy

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Vonika Shelley

corporate_fareDJANOGLY LEARNING TRUST

location_onNottingham, NG6 8BL

language Visit Website phone 1159155769

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2021

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Students

217

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Expected Standard

52%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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Springfield Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Nottingham, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 78% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Springfield Academy is an academy sponsor led in Nottingham, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of DJANOGLY LEARNING TRUST. The school has approximately 219 pupils on roll, of whom 61% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 52% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #40 of 74 primaries in Nottingham and #7,552 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2021. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 17.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 3.5 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 58%

Reading62% LA 69%

Writing72% LA 68%

Maths69% LA 69%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

45%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading59% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing64% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths64% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading66% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing66% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths66% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.0

Read

LA -0.3

-4.4 to 0.4

0.5

Write

LA 0.5

-1.9 to 2.8

-1.9

Maths

LA 0.4

-4.1 to 0.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading65% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing71% LA 72% · Eng 78%

Maths76% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.3

Read

LA 0.7

-2.8 to 3.5

2.0

Write

LA 0.9

-0.9 to 4.9

0.9

Maths

LA 1.0

-1.8 to 3.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 58%

Reading59% LA 68%

Writing73% LA 71%

Maths64% LA 70%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.3

Read

LA 0.7

-2.8 to 2.2

2.1

Write

LA 0.9

-0.3 to 4.5

-0.6

Maths

LA 1.1

-2.9 to 1.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

14 September 2021

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2021-09-14

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2015-12-09

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-12-04

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

3.2%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.9%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 219 pupils. During this period, there were 7 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 3.2%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	219	7	3.2%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	214	8	3.7%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	223	3	1.3%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	218	9	4.1%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	212	7	3.3%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	220	9	4.1%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	217	11	5.1%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	214	9	4.2%	0.6%	1
2021/22 (Summer term)	211	9	4.3%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	208	5	2.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	203	5	2.5%	0.5%	1
2020/21 (Summer term)	218	15	6.9%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	213	3	1.4%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	209	10	4.8%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	214	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	214	5	2.3%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	209	14	6.7%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	211	6	2.8%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	211	4	1.9%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	202	4	2.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	209	7	3.3%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	208	13	6.2%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	196	14	7.1%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	0	1	-	0.4%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 12 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 7 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils