Highfields Spencer Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Feb 8 2023 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
197 (71% of total capacity)
Boys
52.3%
Girls
47.7%
First language not English
17.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
24.4%
Persistent absence
16.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 46.2%
Indian 25.4%
Mixed 9.1%
Other White 4.6%
African 4.6%
Pakistani 3.6%
Chinese 3.6%
Other Asian 1%
Caribbean 1%
Other 1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Highfields Spencer Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
38
2nd preference
17
3rd preference
12
From another Local Authority
10
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
29
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
0
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 classes28.1
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher27.8
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
3
2
1
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
7
3
4
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
18
6
12
Reception, Full-time
30
15
15
Year 1
51
24
27
Year 2
30
18
12
Year 3
28
17
11
Year 4
30
18
12
Year 2023-2024

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