John Port Spencer Academy

State-Funded School

john-port-spencer-academy-derbyshire-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

DerbyshireLocal Authority

South DerbyshireConstituency

DE65 6LUPostcode

7.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

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

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 2,034 pupils. John Port Spencer Academy is part of THE SPENCER ACADEMIES TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 51.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 54.7%
EBacc average point score: 4.39

Ethnicity

White

81%

Asian

10%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

2,034

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

17%

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: Least deprived
Total pupils: 2,034
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: THE SPENCER ACADEMIES TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
13 Jul 2022	Good	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good
21 Jul 2017	Inadequate	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Inadequate

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.