OFSTED
27 June 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
5 May 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Published
23 June 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Derbyshire
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
1,493
1,493 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
741
49.6% of pupils
Male pupils
752
50.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.3 pts
above England
School
31.1%
Amber Valley
28.2%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.6 pts
below England
School
4.7%
Amber Valley
3.5%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.8 pts
below England
School
0.2%
Amber Valley
0.2%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
90.0%
1,344
Any other White background
2.5%
37
Chinese
1.4%
21
Any other Asian background
0.9%
13
Any other Mixed background
0.9%
13
White and Black Caribbean
0.8%
12
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
7.0%
104 of
1,493 pupils
13.9 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
11.9 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.9 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.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
49.6
10.4 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.14 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.04%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.17 pts
lower than
England
School
6.04%
Amber Valley
5.38%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
14.52%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.30 pts
lower than
England
School
14.52%
Amber Valley
11.77%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.56%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.25 pts
lower than
England
School
1.56%
Amber Valley
1.16%
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 secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
110.0%
17.7 pts
above England
Heanor Gate Spencer Academy
110.0%
Amber Valley
95.2%
East Midlands
94.2%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.