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Derby Moor Spencer Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Moorway Lane, Littleover, Derby DE23 2FS · derbymoorspencer.org.uk · 01332 772706
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 47.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Derby 42.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,740
- 165 over 1,575 places · 110%
- Local authority
- Derby
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 42.6%
- First language not English
- 39.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 239 families put the school first and 296 places were offered; 90% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 296 | 239 | 0.8 | 90% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 299 | 253 | 0.8 | 88% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 292 | 245 | 0.8 | 92% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 295 | 254 | 0.9 | 80% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 288 | 284 | 1 | 79% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47.7, and 47.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Derby it was 42.2, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (34.7 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●47.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲47.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ●64.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲49.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.45 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 112952)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 43.6 | −0.8 |
| Further education | 41.9 | +5.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.1 | +1 |
| Employment | 0.7 | −2.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.1 | −2.1 |
| Activity not captured | 2.7 | −0.7 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87 students | C+ (34.7) | Average +0.12 | |
| 87 students | C+ (34.6) | Average +0.11 | |
| 52 students | Dist (33.4) | Average +0.03 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 91 | B- (35.4) | +0.17 |
| 2022/23 | 79 | B- (36.4) | — |
| 2021/22 | 102 | C+ (33.5) | — |
| 2018/19 | 92 | D+ (24.3) | -0.19 |
| 2017/18 | 77 | C- (27.7) | +0.03 |
| 2016/17 | 97 | D+ (22.2) | -0.08 |
| 2015/16 | 87 | C- (25.1) | -0.12 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 70.9 | −4.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.9 | +1.5 |
| Employment | 11.8 | +0.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.7 | 0 |
| Activity not captured | 4.7 | +2.3 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 9 June 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Derby Moor Spencer Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 8 Jun 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Dec 2017
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 112952), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Dec 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112952)
Dec 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
66% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (73 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 66%
- Replies
- 73
- 4% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 85% who raised concerns
based on the 59% who had a child bullied
based on 15 parents (21%) with SEND