Highfields Spencer Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Feb 7 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
- Website
- highfieldsspencer.com
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%
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%
Admissions
Highfields Spencer Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 30
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 38
- 2nd preference
- 17
- 3rd preference
- 12
- From another Local Authority
- 10
Offers
- 1st preference
- 29
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.1 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29 |
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 |