The Mease Spencer Academy
Primary · Free schools · Ages 4–11 · Hilton, Derbyshire
The Mease Spencer Academy is a primary school in Hilton, Derbyshire for ages 4–11 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 6 February 2024.
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Key facts
- Address
- Carsington Road, Hilton, DE65 5LX
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Derbyshire
- Pupils on roll
- 202 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 6 February 2024
Strengths
- “The Mease Spencer Academy has high ambitions for each and every pupil at this rapidly growing school.”
- “The school’s ‘REFLECT values’ of resilience, enjoyment, family, life-long learning, everybody achieving, communication and trust are the firm foundations on which the school is built.”
- “Pupils are full of praise for their school.”
To improve
- “While the school has written the curriculum from early years to Year 6 the full impact of the curriculum on what pupils know and remember cannot be fully evaluated.”
- “Across the school there is a small number of pupils who do not demonstrate the strong attitudes to learning expected by leaders and teachers.”
- “Nevertheless, a small number of parents raise concerns about the level of the school’s care for their children.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 March 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 27 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 27 offers to first-preference applicants.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Derbyshire.
- Hilton Spencer Academy 0.6 mi School remains Good
- Egginton Primary School 1.5 mi Not judged
- Etwall Primary School 1.6 mi School remains Good
- Heath Fields Primary School 2.4 mi Good
- Willington Primary School 3.1 mi Good
- Newton Solney CofE (Aided) Infant School 3.2 mi Good
- Church Broughton CofE Primary School 3.6 mi Standards maintained
- Findern Primary School 3.8 mi Good