Highfields Spencer Academy
Primary schoolHighfields Spencer Academy is a primary school in South Derbyshire, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 258 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 3 June 2025
- Overall effectiveness
- No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationEnd of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | Does not apply to this school | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | Does not apply to this school | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Does not apply to this school | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Does not apply to this school | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Derby Grammar SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file890 m
- Griffe Field Primary SchoolPrimary. Outstanding (overall), October 2023. 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- Derby Moor Spencer AcademySecondary. School remains Good, June 2022. Attainment 8 of 45.7 (2025/26, provisional)1.4 km
- Ivy House SchoolSpecial. School remains Outstanding, January 20241.4 km
- Littleover Community SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), October 2022. Attainment 8 of 54.5 (2025/26, provisional)1.4 km
- Carlyle Infant and Nursery AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, July 20231.7 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in South Derbyshire
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).