Derby Moor Spencer Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Jun 9 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Derby
Unique reference
145327
Address
Moorway Lane, Littleover, DE23 2FS

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1721 (96% of total capacity)
Boys
48.9%
Girls
51.1%
First language not English
47.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
28.5%
Persistent absence
19.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
8.5%
Pupil ethnicities
Pakistani 38.6%
White British 18.9%
Indian 11.2%
Mixed 8.8%
Other Asian 4.7%
Other White 4%
Other 3.8%
Unclassified 3.5%
African 3.3%
Caribbean 1.2%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Other Black 0.6%
Chinese 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.21
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.17
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 48%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 42%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 45.7
Local authority average 42.4
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 4.16
Local authority average 3.72
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Music Studies (General)Technical Award4
Sports StudiesTechnical Award106
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award33
Dance: GeneralTechnical Award25
Health StudiesTechnical Award39
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award78
ArabicGCSE3
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE16
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE7
BiologyGCSE39
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Derby Moor Spencer Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
292
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
245
2nd preference
210
3rd preference
129
From another Local Authority
58
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
225
2nd preference
52
3rd preference
14
To another Local Authority
21
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes20.1
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
298
152
146
Year 8
297
147
150
Year 9
289
137
152
Year 10
294
142
152
Year 11
298
149
149
Year 12
120
58
62
Year 13
125
56
69
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
89.0%
81.0%
86.5%
Further education
52.0%
50.6%
34.7%
School sixth form
38.0%
26.8%
37.9%
Sixth form college
0.0%
3.1%
13.1%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.5%
0.9%
Entering employment
3.0%
5.2%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
2.0%
5.3%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
5.0%
7.5%
5.2%
Destination unknown
1.0%
1.1%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
86.0%
59.1%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
19.0%
13.9%
19.7%
Russell Group
19.0%
12.8%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
0.0%
0.7%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
3.8%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
1.0%
3.1%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020

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