Ashwood Spencer Academy
Amber Street, Allenton, Derby, DE24 8FT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE SPENCER ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Paula Baines-Chambers
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Spencer Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Derby South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 659
- URN
- 146079
- Local authority
- Derby
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01332348356
About this school
Ashwood Spencer Academy is a primary academy in Derby. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 659 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 80 | 81 | 86 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 54% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 4% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 69% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 67% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 67% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Ashwood Spencer Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Derby average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 60% | 53.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 55.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 550 |
| 2023/24 | 621 |
| 2024/25 | 651 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ashwood Spencer Academy compares
Ashwood Spencer Academy ranked 24th of 60 primary schools in Derby for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 6.3% | 66.3% | 659 | — |
| Pear Tree Community Junior School | 36% | 7.7% | 77.4% | 355 | 0.7 miles |
| Pear Tree Infant School | — | 10.3% | 61.9% | 266 | 0.7 miles |
| Allenton Primary School | 32% | 7.2% | 63.3% | 268 | 0.7 miles |
| Lakeside Primary Academy | 48% | 6.2% | 45.7% | 543 | 0.9 miles |
| Zaytouna Primary School | 56% | 4.1% | 58.7% | 417 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 66.33%
- English as an additional language
- 36.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.28%
- Persistent absence
- 19.41%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Pear Tree Community Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Pear Tree Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Allenton Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Lakeside Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Zaytouna Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Derby
Other schools in Derby
Ashwood Spencer Academy ranks 38th of the 86 ranked primary schools in Derby.
- Akaal Primary School Primary
- Allenton Primary School Primary
- Alvaston Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Alvaston Junior Academy Primary
- Arboretum Primary School Primary
- Ash Croft Primary Academy Primary
- Ashbrook Infant School Primary
- Ashbrook Junior School Primary
- Ashgate Primary School Primary
- Asterdale Primary School Primary
- Aston-on-Trent Primary School Primary
- Beaufort Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Ashwood Spencer Academy teach?
- Ashwood Spencer Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Derby.
- Who is the headteacher of Ashwood Spencer Academy?
- The headteacher of Ashwood Spencer Academy is Mrs Paula Baines-Chambers, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ashwood Spencer Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ashwood Spencer Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Ashwood Spencer Academy?
- Ashwood Spencer Academy has 659 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Ashwood Spencer Academy full?
- Ashwood Spencer Academy has capacity for 630 pupils and 659 on roll (105%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Ashwood Spencer Academy a faith school?
- No. Ashwood Spencer Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Ashwood Spencer Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Ashwood Spencer Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Ashwood Spencer Academy?
- Ashwood Spencer Academy is part of THE SPENCER ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ashwood Spencer Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ashwood Spencer Academy rank locally?
- Ashwood Spencer Academy ranked 24th of 60 primary schools in Derby for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ashwood Spencer Academy's absence rate?
- Ashwood Spencer Academy's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ashwood Spencer Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ashwood Spencer Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 10 July 2026.