Heanor Gate Spencer Academy

State-Funded School

heanor-gate-spencer-academy-derbyshire-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

DerbyshireLocal Authority

Amber ValleyConstituency

DE75 7RAPostcode

9.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Heanor Gate Spencer Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Derbyshire, East Midlands.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,493 pupils. Heanor Gate Spencer Academy is part of THE SPENCER ACADEMIES TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 49.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 50.5%
EBacc average point score: 4.55

Ethnicity

White

93%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,493

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

31%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 1,493
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: THE SPENCER ACADEMIES TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
14 Sept 2023	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
7 Apr 2017	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.