Clover Leys Spencer Academy

Clover Leys Spencer Academy, opened in September 2021, has recently completed its first routine inspection, receiving an overall effectiveness rating of good across all inspected domains. The school fosters a calm and positive environment, where students thrive and feel safe, adhering to high expectations of behavior and respect. It boasts a strong curriculum that emphasizes reading and personal development, enabling students to engage in learning activities effectively and participate in school life actively. The leadership demonstrates clear awareness of their strengths and areas for improvement, ensuring a supportive culture among staff and pupils alike.

Strengths

• Strong family culture and positive atmosphere.
• High expectations of behavior and respect among pupils.
• Ambitious curriculum with a strong emphasis on reading.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs.
• Positive engagement of pupils in school life and personal development.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent focus on essential knowledge in some lessons.
• Underdeveloped summative assessment practices in foundation subjects.

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 Clover Leys Spencer Academy attended 94.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.0% 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, 3.4% of pupils at Clover Leys Spencer Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was 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 Clover Leys Spencer Academy had 21.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 55.6% 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, 14.8% of pupils at Clover Leys Spencer Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.0% 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 Clover Leys Spencer Academy received £7,740 and spent £7,936 for each of its 116 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £17,000 (£146 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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Clover Leys Spencer Academy is part of The Spencer Academies Trust, which runs 27 schools. The nearest others:

• Wyndham Spencer Academy Derby
• Chellaston Fields Spencer Academy Chellaston
• Ashwood Spencer Academy Derby
• Castleward Spencer Academy Derby
• Derby Moor Spencer Academy Derby
• St Giles' Spencer Academy Derby
• Highfields Spencer Academy Derby
• Brackensdale Spencer Academy Derby
• Bispham Spencer Academy Nottingham
• Fairfield Spencer Academy Nottingham

What is Clover Leys Spencer Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Clover Leys Spencer Academy is Good, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was Clover Leys Spencer Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Clover Leys Spencer Academy was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does Clover Leys Spencer Academy have?

Clover Leys Spencer Academy has 135 pupils on roll.

What age range does Clover Leys Spencer Academy cover?

Clover Leys Spencer Academy for pupils aged 4 to 11.

Where is Clover Leys Spencer Academy?

Clover Leys Spencer Academy is at Woodsford Drive, Boulton Moor, Derby, Derbyshire, DE24 5AX.