Heanor Gate Spencer Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Derbyshire
Kirkley Drive, Heanor, DE75 7RA
70
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 27/06/2023
Application demand
99%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
94.0%
14.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,493
Capacity used
Over capacity110%
1,357 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
99%
1st preference success rate
257 of 259 families who put it first got an offer
260
Places offered
463
Total applications
1.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 259 | 257 | ● 99% |
| 2nd preference | 149 | 2 | ● 1% |
| 3rd preference | 50 | 1 | ● 2% |
| Later preferences | 5 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 463 | 260 | 56% |
1st preference success by year
Derbyshire lets families list 3 preferences. 25 applications came from outside the council area (8 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Matt Jones
- Address
- Kirkley Drive, Heanor, DE75 7RA
- Phone
- 01773716396
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Ward / constituency
- Smalley, Shipley & Horsley Woodhouse · Amber Valley
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137606
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 34% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 3% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE SPENCER ACADEMIES TRUST
1,493 pupils · 1,357 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
27 June 2023
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding - 22
05 May 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,219 pupils
Attendance
94.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
14.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 48.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.14 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 47% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 63% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.43 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 36.11 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 49.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 50.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 71.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 44.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.55 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 216 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 34.03 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 11.3% | 17% |
| A-level students | 93 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 215 | 24% | 61% | 81% | |
| English Language | 215 | 15% | 54% | 74% | |
| English Literature | 215 | 11% | 50% | 67% | |
| Combined Science | 163 | 6% | 46% | 72% | |
| Geography | 126 | 23% | 48% | 61% | |
| History | 86 | 24% | 69% | 77% | |
| Spanish | 55 | 36% | 84% | 98% | |
| Biology | 51 | 45% | 98% | 98% | |
| Physics | 51 | 37% | 100% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 51 | 45% | 100% | 100% | |
| Art and Design | 50 | 28% | 82% | 98% | |
| Design & Technology | 42 | 2% | 36% | 52% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 32 | 0% | 6% | 34% | |
| Mathematics | 27 | 15% | 37% | 63% | |
| Sociology | 19 | 5% | 21% | 47% | |
| Biology | 17 | 6% | 24% | 59% | |
| Physics | 16 | 6% | 31% | 38% | |
| Law | 15 | 7% | 7% | 13% | |
| History | 14 | 0% | 0% | 36% | |
| Design and Technology (Product Design) | 12 | 0% | 0% | 8% | |
| Chemistry | 10 | 10% | 30% | 70% | |
| English Literature | 10 | 10% | 20% | 40% | |
| Geography | 9 | 0% | 0% | 22% | |
| Photography | 9 | 0% | 44% | 67% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #361 of 1,824 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 16751: Heanor Gate Spencer Academy
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Applications | <3 |
| Offers | <3 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | <3 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 44% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 15% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 45% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Derbyshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.