What did Ofsted judge Ashwood Spencer Academy's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Ashwood Spencer Academy's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in February 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Ashwood Spencer Academy?

Ashwood Spencer Academy has 659 pupils on roll.

What ages does Ashwood Spencer Academy take?

Ashwood Spencer Academy admits pupils aged 3 to 11.

Where is Ashwood Spencer Academy located?

Ashwood Spencer Academy is located in Derby, DE24 8FT, Derby.

How do I apply to Ashwood Spencer Academy?

Ashwood Spencer Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

How close do you need to live to get into Ashwood Spencer Academy?

Distance did not decide places at Ashwood Spencer Academy for 2025-26 (Reception): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

How are Reception places decided at Ashwood Spencer Academy?

When Ashwood Spencer Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children and previously looked after children, including those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Children who are both living in the catchment area and have brothers or sisters of compulsory school age still attending the school at the time of their admission; 3. Other children living in the catchment area the time of their admission, and 3 further criteria.

What is the largest ethnic background at Ashwood Spencer Academy?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 41.7% of pupils at Ashwood Spencer Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Ashwood Spencer Academy: Ofsted, Results & Catchment 2026

How close did you need to live?

Distance did not decide places here

Every applicant who applied on time was offered a place for 2025-26 (Reception), so there was no cut-off distance. This changes from year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

How places were offered at Ashwood Spencer Academy, year by year →

How places are decided at Ashwood Spencer Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after children and previously looked after children, including those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted
2Children who are both living in the catchment area and have brothers or sisters of compulsory school age still attending the school at the time of their admission.
3Other children living in the catchment area the time of their admission.
4Children who do not live in the catchment area served by the school but who have brothers and sisters attending the school on their admission.
5Other children whose parents have requested a place.
6Other children whose parents did not request a place by 15th January 2027

Fetched from the school's own site https://ashwoodspencer.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Ashwood-Spencer-Academy-Determined-Admissions-Arrangements.pdf (robots.txt checked on that origin first). Document title as linked: "Admissions Policy 2027-28".

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Ashwood Spencer Academy: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Ashwood Spencer Academy's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Ashwood Spencer Academy's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in February 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Ashwood Spencer Academy?: Ashwood Spencer Academy has 659 pupils on roll.
What ages does Ashwood Spencer Academy take?: Ashwood Spencer Academy admits pupils aged 3 to 11.
Where is Ashwood Spencer Academy located?: Ashwood Spencer Academy is located in Derby, DE24 8FT, Derby.
How do I apply to Ashwood Spencer Academy?: Ashwood Spencer Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How close do you need to live to get into Ashwood Spencer Academy?: Distance did not decide places at Ashwood Spencer Academy for 2025-26 (Reception): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.
How are Reception places decided at Ashwood Spencer Academy?: When Ashwood Spencer Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children and previously looked after children, including those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Children who are both living in the catchment area and have brothers or sisters of compulsory school age still attending the school at the time of their admission; 3. Other children living in the catchment area the time of their admission, and 3 further criteria.
What is the largest ethnic background at Ashwood Spencer Academy?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 41.7% of pupils at Ashwood Spencer Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How close did you need to live?

Distance did not decide places here

How places were offered at Ashwood Spencer Academy, year by year →

How places are decided at Ashwood Spencer Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after children and previously looked after children, including those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted
2Children who are both living in the catchment area and have brothers or sisters of compulsory school age still attending the school at the time of their admission.
3Other children living in the catchment area the time of their admission.
4Children who do not live in the catchment area served by the school but who have brothers and sisters attending the school on their admission.
5Other children whose parents have requested a place.
6Other children whose parents did not request a place by 15th January 2027

Ashwood Spencer Academy: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Ashwood Spencer Academy's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Ashwood Spencer Academy's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in February 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Ashwood Spencer Academy?: Ashwood Spencer Academy has 659 pupils on roll.
What ages does Ashwood Spencer Academy take?: Ashwood Spencer Academy admits pupils aged 3 to 11.
Where is Ashwood Spencer Academy located?: Ashwood Spencer Academy is located in Derby, DE24 8FT, Derby.
How do I apply to Ashwood Spencer Academy?: Ashwood Spencer Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How close do you need to live to get into Ashwood Spencer Academy?: Distance did not decide places at Ashwood Spencer Academy for 2025-26 (Reception): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.
How are Reception places decided at Ashwood Spencer Academy?: When Ashwood Spencer Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children and previously looked after children, including those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Children who are both living in the catchment area and have brothers or sisters of compulsory school age still attending the school at the time of their admission; 3. Other children living in the catchment area the time of their admission, and 3 further criteria.
What is the largest ethnic background at Ashwood Spencer Academy?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 41.7% of pupils at Ashwood Spencer Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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