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Ashwood Spencer Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
Amber Street, Allenton, Derby DE24 8FT · ashwoodspencer.org.uk · 01332 348356
On the mapSearch near DE24 8FT
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 62%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Derby 57%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 659
- 29 over 630 places · 105%
- Local authority
- Derby
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 63.2%
- First language not English
- 40.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 61 families put the school first and 61 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 61 | 61 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 73 | 70 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 58 | 58 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 51 | 51 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 53 | 49 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 62% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 5% the higher standard. Across Derby it was 57%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●62% | 62% | ||
| ▼5% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 112725)
Ofsted
Ashwood Spencer Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 14 February 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 14 Feb 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Sept 2017
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 112725), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Sept 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112725)
Apr 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112725)
What parents said
77% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (35 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 77%
- Replies
- 35
- 6% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 66% who raised concerns
based on the 49% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (40%) with SEND