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Highfields Spencer Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Free school
Tutbury Avenue, Littleover, Derby DE23 3UX · highfieldsspencer.org.uk · 01332 955599
On the mapSearch near DE23 3UX
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2025
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 258
- 97% of 266 places
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 22.9%
- First language not English
- 45%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 33 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 85% 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 | 30 | 33 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 90% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 38 | 1.3▲ | 76% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 49 | 1.6▲ | 57% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 54 | 1.8▲ | 52% |
Results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | ||
| Expected standard | n/a | 62% |
| Higher standard | n/a | 8% |
| Average scaled score | ||
| Reading | n/a | 106 |
| Maths | n/a | 105 |
| Grammar and spelling | n/a | 105 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Highfields Spencer Academy on 3 June 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 3 Jun 2025
- 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, Feb 2023
Earlier inspections
Feb 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
64% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (66 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 64%
- Replies
- 66
- 28% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied
based on 22 parents (33%) with SEND