Highfields Spencer Academy
Ofsted judgements: Good
Tutbury Avenue, Littleover, Derby, DE23 3UXOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Highfields Spencer Academy is a primary school in Derby for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 449 schools in Derbyshire. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in June 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 3 June 2025, report published 9 July 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
Pupil numbers and mix
258 pupils on roll, with places for 266
Schools near Highfields Spencer Academy
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Griffe Field Primary School | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | 83% met the expected standard |
| Carlyle Infant and Nursery Academy | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Brookfield Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 65% met the expected standard |
| Gayton Junior School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 78% met the expected standard |
| St George's Catholic Voluntary Academy | 1 mile | Ofsted: Outstanding | 75% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Free schools
- Sector
- Free school
- Trust
- THE SPENCER ACADEMIES TRUST
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Miss Brooke McCulloch
- Phone
- 01332955599
- Address
- Tutbury Avenue, Littleover, Derby, DE23 3UX
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- URN
- 147869
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.