OFSTED
9 July 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Primary
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
179
154 full-time ·
25 part-time
Female pupils
85
47.5% of pupils
Male pupils
94
52.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
9.2 pts
below England
School
15.6%
Derby
35.5%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
45.6 pts
above England
School
65.9%
Derby
30.2%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Derby
0.2%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
African
43.0%
77
Indian
14.0%
25
White British
11.7%
21
Any other Asian background
6.1%
11
Any other Mixed background
4.5%
8
Any other White background
4.5%
8
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
30.2%
54 of
179 pupils
9.3 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
9.8 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.4 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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
3.20%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.02 pts
lower than
England
School
3.20%
Derby
6.39%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
4.90%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
10.91 pts
lower than
England
School
4.90%
Derby
17.98%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.96%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.16 pts
higher than
England
School
1.96%
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 primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
75.8%
12.3 pts
below England
Castleward Spencer Academy
75.8%
Derby
91.8%
East Midlands
86.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.