Highfields Spencer Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Good
Jun 3 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Free Schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Derbyshire
Unique reference
147869
Address
Tutbury Avenue, Littleover, DE23 3UX

Pupils

Number of Pupils
233 (80% of total capacity)
Boys
50.6%
Girls
49.4%
First language not English
23.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
22.3%
Persistent absence
8.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 42.9%
Indian 27%
Mixed 9.1%
Other White 4.7%
African 4.7%
Pakistani 4.3%
Chinese 3.4%
Other 1.7%
Other Asian 1.3%
Caribbean 0.9%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Highfields Spencer Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
29
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
29
2nd preference
20
3rd preference
10
From another Local Authority
6
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
26
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
4
1
3
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
4
1
3
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
10
6
4
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
14
6
8
Reception, Full-time
30
12
18
Year 1
30
14
16
Year 2
51
23
28
Year 3
30
18
12
Year 4
30
19
11
Year 5
30
18
12
Year 2024-2025

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