Primary
Highfields Spencer Academy
Tutbury Avenue, Littleover, Derby, DE23 3UX
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 258 of 266 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.5
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Nursery
- Yes
- Trust
- THE SPENCER ACADEMIES TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 8.6
- All staff (FTE)
- 20.1
- Pupils per adult
- 9.6
- Pupils
- 194
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected June 2025
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Early yearsGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
February 2023
Previous framework
Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
Tutbury Avenue, Littleover, Derby, DE23 3UX
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Derbyshire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Brooke McCulloch
- Address
- Tutbury Avenue, Littleover, Derby, DE23 3UX
- Telephone
- 01332955599