Derby Moor Spencer Academy, Derby

In 2026, pupils at Derby Moor Spencer Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 42.7 in Derby and 47 across England.

41% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 37% in Derby and 47% in England.

That is down from 47.7 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.06: pupils made about average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 40, against 48.3 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 8.3 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and Sports Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 239 families put Derby Moor Spencer Academy as their first choice and 701 named it as one of their preferences, for 296 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 25 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Derby Moor Spencer Academy are Littleover Community School (0.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 54.5); The Bemrose School (1.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 34.2); City of Derby Academy (1.7 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 31.8); and Murray Park Community School (1.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43).

Derby Moor Spencer Academy's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Derby Moor Spencer Academy is one of 27 schools run by The Spencer Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 49.9 in 2024/25.

Of the 296 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 86% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 42% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 127 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 71% went on to university or other higher education, 4% to apprenticeships and 12% into work. 27% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

39.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 39.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (57%), White British (17%) and Mixed (8%).

In 2026, 82 pupils (4.7%) received SEN support and 46 (2.6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Peartree Rail Station, about 1.7 miles away in a straight line.

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Derby Moor School (adjacent), 140 metres away.

In 2024/25, Derby Moor Spencer Academy issued 203 suspensions, 11.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 4 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Derby Moor Spencer Academy are Griffe Field Primary School (0.2 miles), Carlyle Infant and Nursery Academy (0.3 miles), St George's Catholic Voluntary Academy (0.5 miles) and Ridgeway Infant School (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.