Long Field Spencer Academy
Ambleside Way, Melton Mowbray, LE13 0BN
930 pupils · 116% of 800 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE SPENCER ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 24.2%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 24 May 2023, published 5 July 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 52.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 65% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 38.3% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.99 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 221 | 218 | 450 | 221 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 172 | 260 | 464 | 172 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 176 | 266 | 479 | 176 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 165 | 243 | 453 | 165 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 175 | 277 | 379 | 175 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 176 | 180 | 261 | 176 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 175 | 194 | 288 | 175 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 177 | 189 | 268 | 177 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- John Ferneley College 2.4 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Wreake Valley Academy 13 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Catmose College 14.7 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- The Roundhill Academy 15.3 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Orchard Mead Academy 15.8 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Humphrey Perkins School 17 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.