Brackensdale Spencer Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Derby
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Not published
From Derby City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Brackensdale Spencer Academy is a primary school in Derby for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 15 October 2024. Derby has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Brackensdale Spencer Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Not published |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026 there were 55 first-choice applications for 60 offers, 0.9 first choices per offer, the 11th lowest of 62 Derby primary schools.
- Of the Reception 2026 offers, 53 went to first-choice families; 2 first-choice families (4%) were not offered a place, and 7 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- There are 18.5 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 22.4 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Derby.
- In 2024/25, 61% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Derby schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Walthamstow Drive, Mackworth Estate, Derby, DE22 4BS
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Derby
- Pupils on roll
- 497 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 33.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 15 October 2024
Strengths
- “This is a school where pupils feel valued and included and enjoy learning and spending time with their friends.”
- “The school has high expectations for pupils to succeed.”
- “This is reflected in the ambition that the school has for its pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
To improve
- “A small number of pupils do not always focus on their learning as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 November 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 61% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 55 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 53 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Derby.
- Reigate Park Primary Academy 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Ashgate Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Markeaton Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ravensdale Junior School 1.1 mi Good
- Wren Park Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ravensdale Infant and Nursery School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary School and Nursery 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Firs Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published