Official inspection reports and grades
Inspected 27 June 2023
Compared with the local authority and England
Attainment 8 scores a pupil's best 8 GCSE results, out of about 90. Progress 8 compares those results with pupils who started secondary school at the same level: 0 is average.
| Measure | School | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 49.6 | 45.0 | 46.1 |
Grade 4 is a standard pass; grade 5 is a strong pass.
| Measure | School | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 51% | 43% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 72% | 65% | 65% |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4, including English and maths | 67% | 59% | 60% |
The EBacc is English, maths, science, a language, and history or geography. It is a set of subjects rather than a qualification.
| Measure | School | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entering the EBacc | 45% | 30% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
Based on 216 pupils at the end of key stage 4.
School workforce census, 2025/26.
Ofsted’s survey of parents at this school
89%
of parents would recommend this school to another parent
200 responses up to 1 April 2024 · 15% response rate
My child is happy at this school.
90% agreeMy child feels safe at this school.
89% agreeThe school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.
89% agreeMy child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively.
66% agreeThe school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year.
80% agreeHeanor Gate Spencer Academy was graded Outstanding at its last Ofsted inspection, on 27 June 2023.
Apply through the council where you live by 31 October in your child's Year 6, for a place starting the following September. You apply to your home council even if Heanor Gate Spencer Academy is in another council's area, and can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference. Offers are sent on 1 March, or the next working day.
No. Distance only counts when Heanor Gate Spencer Academy has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by its academy trust, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
Heanor Gate Spencer Academy had 1,423 pupils aged 11 to 18 at the latest school census. Its official capacity is 1,357. It is a mixed school with a sixth form.