# Highfields Spencer Academy

Highfields 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.

Primary school. Code E147869. [South Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-derbyshire)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Free schools
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 258
- Council: South Derbyshire
- URN: 147869

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded 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
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).


### End 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Derby Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/derby-grammar-school-e113028): 890 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Griffe Field Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/griffe-field-primary-school-e146579): 1 km. Primary. Outstanding (overall), October 2023. 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Derby Moor Spencer Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/derby-moor-spencer-academy-e145327): 1.4 km. Secondary. School remains Good, June 2022. Attainment 8 of 45.7 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Ivy House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ivy-house-school-e147491): 1.4 km. Special. School remains Outstanding, January 2024
- [Littleover Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/littleover-community-school-e112956): 1.4 km. Secondary. Good (overall), October 2022. Attainment 8 of 54.5 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Carlyle Infant and Nursery Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/carlyle-infant-and-nursery-academy-e147125): 1.7 km. Primary. School remains Good, July 2023

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/147869)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/147869)

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