Brackensdale Spencer Academy
Walthamstow Drive, Mackworth Estate, Derby, DE22 4BS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE SPENCER ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joanna McGregor
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Spencer Academies Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Derby North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 525
- Pupils on roll
- 497
- URN
- 148384
- Local authority
- Derby
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01332341171
About this school
Brackensdale Spencer Academy is a primary academy in Derby. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 497 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 64 | 70 | 71 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 42% | 60% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 4% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 55% | 67% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 56% | 63% | 61% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 50% | 53% | 58% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.00 | - | - |
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 Brackensdale 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 | 42% | 53.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 55.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 463 |
| 2023/24 | 479 |
| 2024/25 | 505 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Brackensdale Spencer Academy compares
Brackensdale Spencer Academy ranked 26th of 60 primary schools in Derby for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 6.3% | 38.2% | 497 | — |
| Reigate Park Primary Academy | 47% | 4.7% | 40.7% | 409 | 0.6 miles |
| Ashgate Primary School | 38% | 5.3% | 37.8% | 313 | 0.8 miles |
| Markeaton Primary School | 66% | 4% | 25.8% | 418 | 1.1 miles |
| Ravensdale Junior School | 67% | 5.2% | 36.8% | 352 | 1.1 miles |
| Wren Park Primary School | 70% | 5.7% | 9.4% | 353 | 1.1 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)
- 38.23%
- English as an additional language
- 27.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.33%
- Persistent absence
- 17.17%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Reigate Park Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Ashgate Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Markeaton Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Ravensdale Junior School1.1 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Wren Park Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Derby
Other schools in Derby
Brackensdale Spencer Academy ranks 40th 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
- Ashwood Spencer Academy Primary
- Asterdale Primary School Primary
- Aston-on-Trent Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Brackensdale Spencer Academy teach?
- Brackensdale Spencer Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Derby.
- Who is the headteacher of Brackensdale Spencer Academy?
- The headteacher of Brackensdale Spencer Academy is Mrs Joanna McGregor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Brackensdale Spencer Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brackensdale 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 Brackensdale Spencer Academy?
- Brackensdale Spencer Academy has 497 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Brackensdale Spencer Academy full?
- Brackensdale Spencer Academy has capacity for 525 pupils and 497 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Brackensdale Spencer Academy a faith school?
- No. Brackensdale Spencer Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Brackensdale Spencer Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Brackensdale Spencer Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Brackensdale Spencer Academy?
- Brackensdale 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.
- What SEN provision does Brackensdale Spencer Academy have?
- The schools register lists Brackensdale Spencer Academy's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Brackensdale Spencer Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 42% in 2022/23 and 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Brackensdale Spencer Academy rank locally?
- Brackensdale Spencer Academy ranked 26th of 60 primary schools in Derby for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Brackensdale Spencer Academy's absence rate?
- Brackensdale Spencer Academy's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Brackensdale Spencer Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brackensdale 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.