Chellaston Fields Spencer Academy

Chellaston Fields Spencer Academy is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating across all inspected areas. The school, which opened its doors in 2019, has an inclusive ethos that encourages respect, kindness, and a celebration of diversity among students. The well-planned curriculum, known as the 'GROW' curriculum, offers a broad range of experiences that aim to develop pupils into global citizens and foster skills like communication and resilience. Support for pupils, including those with special educational needs, is a priority, with strong efforts made to ensure all students achieve their potential in a supportive environment.

Strengths

• Inclusive ethos fostering acceptance and kindness
• Well-planned and ambitious 'GROW' curriculum
• High expectations and standards of behaviour
• Effective staff support for pupils' communication and resilience
• Strong focus on developing a love for reading
• Active engagement of pupils in extracurricular activities

Areas for Improvement

• Teachers occasionally choose distracting activities in foundation subjects
• Inconsistent use of information to support pupils with SEND
• Some parents are not adequately informed about the school's achievements

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Chellaston Fields Spencer Academy attended 95.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 2.9% of pupils at Chellaston Fields Spencer Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Chellaston Fields Spencer Academy had 21.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 23.5% of pupils at Chellaston Fields Spencer Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Chellaston Fields Spencer Academy received £7,322 and spent £7,343 for each of its 173 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £37,000 (-£211 per pupil).

Across all 27 schools of The Spencer Academies Trust, income was £7,619 and spending £7,638 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Chellaston Fields Spencer Academy is part of The Spencer Academies Trust, which runs 27 schools. The nearest others:

• Clover Leys Spencer Academy Derby
• Wyndham Spencer Academy Derby
• Ashwood Spencer Academy Derby
• Derby Moor Spencer Academy Derby
• Castleward Spencer Academy Derby
• Highfields Spencer Academy Derby
• St Giles' Spencer Academy Derby
• Brackensdale Spencer Academy Derby
• John Port Spencer Academy Derby
• Bispham Spencer Academy Nottingham

What is Chellaston Fields Spencer Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Chellaston Fields Spencer Academy is Good, from an inspection in November 2023.

When was Chellaston Fields Spencer Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Chellaston Fields Spencer Academy was last inspected in November 2023.

How many pupils does Chellaston Fields Spencer Academy have?

Chellaston Fields Spencer Academy has 187 pupils on roll.

What age range does Chellaston Fields Spencer Academy cover?

Chellaston Fields Spencer Academy for pupils aged 4 to 11.

Where is Chellaston Fields Spencer Academy?

Chellaston Fields Spencer Academy is at Riber Drive, Chellaston, DE73 6WS.