A Nottinghamshire academy has received a 'Good' grading in its first Ofsted inspection as an academy. Staff and pupils at Farnborough Spencer Academy, in Clifton, say they are proud of the school's turnaround after the recent inspection rated the school 'Good' in all areas - its predecessor was rated inadequate in its previous two inspections.
This included the quality of education, leadership, behaviour and attitudes, and personal development. This inspection was the school's first full section 5 inspection since it joined the Spencer Academies Trust in 2018.
The inspection was designed to re-assess the academy’s status after the predecessor school received two inadequate Ofsted gradings in 2013 and 2017. This was the first full inspection following the conversion, and the inspector commented that the school had "improved significantly" and was led with "clear moral purpose."
