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Heanor Gate Spencer Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Kirkley Drive, Heanor DE75 7RA · heanorgatespencer.org.uk · 01773 716396

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Overview

Ofsted
Outstanding
2019 framework · inspected Jun 2023
GCSEs, 2024/25
49.6
average Attainment 8 score. Derbyshire 45, England 46
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,493
136 over 1,357 places · 110%
Local authority
Derbyshire
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
33.8%
First language not English
4.7%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The Spencer Academies Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 254 families put the school first and 260 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 233 (Places 253)233September 2023: 199 (Places 218)199September 2024: 243 (Places 256)243September 2025: 259 (Places 260)259September 2026: 254 (Places 260)254Places 260
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262602541100%
September 2025Sept 2025260259199%
September 2024Sept 20242562430.9100%
September 2023Sept 20232181990.9100%
September 2022Sept 20222532330.9100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 49.6, and 50.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Derbyshire it was 45, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (34 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 48.2 (England 46.3)48.22017/18: 51.3 (England 46.5)51.32018/19: 49.0 (England 46.7)49.02021/22: 49.7 (England 48.8)49.72022/23: 50.8 (England 46.3)50.82023/24: 48.8 (England 45.9)48.82024/25: 49.6 (England 46.0)49.6England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲49.646.0
▲50.5%45.4%
▲71.8%64.8%
▲44.9%40.5%
▲4.554.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form41.9−4.5
Sixth form college6.9+5.1
Further education30.4+0.9
Other education0.5−0.4
Apprenticeship5.1−2.5
Employment3.7−0.3
Not in a lasting destination8.3−0.2
Activity not captured3.2+1.9

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 30.4 (England 30.5)C2016/17: 29.6 (England 31.1)C2017/18: 34.6 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 32.2 (England 32.9)C+2021/22: 36.5 (England 37.9)B-2022/23: 33.5 (England 34.2)C+2023/24: 36.1 (England 34.4)B-2024/25: 34.0 (England 35.0)C+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
93 studentsC+ (34)Average -0.05
94 studentsC+ (34.2)Average -0.03
46 studentsDist (34)Average +0.07
10 studentsDist (35.7)Average +0.33
11.3%AAB or better
37.5%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2483B- (36.1)+0.09
2022/2395C+ (33.5)—
2021/2296B- (36.5)—
2018/19113C+ (32.2)-0.06
2017/1876C+ (34.6)+0.32
2016/1774C (29.6)-0.04
2015/1672C (30.4)-0.09

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University38.5−5
Further education0.9−0.6
Apprenticeship10.1−4.4
Employment34.9+6.7
Not in a lasting destination10.1+2.5
Activity not captured5.5+0.9

Ofsted

Heanor Gate Spencer Academy was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 27 June 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Outstanding
Inspected
27 Jun 2023
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Sixth formOutstanding

Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, May 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • May 2022Ungraded inspectionImproving
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2017Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Nov 2014Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesGood

What parents said

89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (200 replies, to 1 April 2024).

Recommend
89%
Replies
200
15% · 1 Apr 2024
Child is happy at school●90% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe●89% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▲89% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲91% agreeEngland 83%
Child does well▲90% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼80% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing●87% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲93% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities●93% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development●81% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲81% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 74% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲69% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 35% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲71% agreeEngland 67%

based on 46 parents (23%) with SEND

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