The Mease Spencer Academy
Primary · Free schools · Mixed · Derbyshire
Carsington Road, Hilton, DE65 5LX
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 06/02/2024
Application demand
69%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
95.0%
7.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
202
Capacity used
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GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
69%
1st preference success rate
29 of 42 families who put it first got an offer
29
Places offered
100
Total applications
3.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 42 | 29 | ● 69% |
| 2nd preference | 47 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 11 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 100 | 29 | 29% |
1st preference success by year
Derbyshire lets families list 3 preferences. 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
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Headteacher
- Julia Hart
- Address
- Carsington Road, Hilton, DE65 5LX
- Phone
- 01332981187
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Ward / constituency
- Hilton · Derbyshire Dales
- Area
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 147088
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 17% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 10% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE SPENCER ACADEMIES TRUST
202 pupils. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
06 February 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 152 pupils
Attendance
95.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
5.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
7.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
2.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (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.