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%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| African | 4.7% |
| Other White | 4.7% |
| Mixed | 9.1% |
| Indian | 27% |
| White British | 42.9% |
| Pakistani | 4.3% |
| Chinese | 3.4% |
| Other | 1.7% |
| Other Asian | 1.3% |
| Caribbean | 0.9% |
Admissions
Highfields Spencer Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 29
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 29
- 2nd preference
- 20
- 3rd preference
- 10
- From another Local Authority
- 6
Offers
- 1st preference
- 26
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
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 |