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Ashwood Spencer Academy

Derby, DE24 8FTPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Feb 2023
KS2 Results
54%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
70 1st-choice / 73 places
Ranking
#9,605
of 13,686 nationally

About Ashwood Spencer Academy

Ashwood Spencer Academy is a school where parents clearly want to be, and those already there tend to speak highly of it. For the 2025/26 intake, the school was oversubscribed, receiving 89 applications for 73 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1. 22. Of those 89 applications, 70 were first-preference choices, and all 70 first-preference families were offered a place. This level of demand suggests a solid local reputation, and it’s backed up by the school’s most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023, which rated it Good across every category — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. That’s a notable improvement from its previous inspection in 2017, when the school was rated Requires Improvement. The headteacher, Paula Baines-Chambers, leads a large primary of 651 pupils, which is slightly over its official capacity of 631.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressAmber Street, Derby, Derby, DE24 8FT
HeadteacherPaula Baines-Chambers
Local AuthorityDerby
Number of Pupils651
Free School Meals (FSM)65.5%
School Capacity651 / 631 (103% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

14 Feb 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 30 Mar 2023. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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AutismMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionLearning DifficultySevere LearningOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

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Teaching hours

08:50 – 15:20

Source: ashwoodspencer.org.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Ashwood Spencer Academy has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.