OFSTED
9 June 2022
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Derby
Trust
THE SPENCER ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,740
1,740 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
869
49.9% of pupils
Male pupils
871
50.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
14.4 pts
above England
School
39.2%
Derby
35.5%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
19.6 pts
above England
School
39.9%
Derby
30.2%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.9 pts
below England
School
0.1%
Derby
0.2%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Pakistani
39.4%
686
White British
16.9%
294
Indian
10.7%
187
Any other Asian background
6.3%
109
Unclassified
5.4%
94
Any other ethnic group
3.7%
65
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
7.4%
128 of
1,740 pupils
13.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
10.1 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.4 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
47.7
8.5 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.06 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.46%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.25 pts
higher than
England
School
7.46%
Derby
6.39%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
23.36%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.54 pts
higher than
England
School
23.36%
Derby
17.98%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.79%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.01 pts
lower than
England
School
1.79%
Derby
1.61%
East Midlands
1.72%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
110.5%
18.2 pts
above England
Derby Moor Spencer Academy
110.5%
Derby
94.9%
East Midlands
94.2%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.