Castleward Spencer Academy

State-Funded School

castleward-spencer-academy-derby-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

DerbyLocal Authority

Derby SouthConstituency

DE1 2RJPostcode

9.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Castleward Spencer Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Derby, East Midlands.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 179 pupils. Castleward Spencer Academy is part of THE SPENCER ACADEMIES TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Ethnicity

White

17%

Asian

23%

Black

44%

Mixed

12%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Pupils

179

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

16%

England average

27%

First language not English

66%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 179
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: THE SPENCER ACADEMIES TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
18 Sept 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.