Academy converter · Derbyshire

Heanor Gate Spencer Academy

11–18Ages
1,493Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
137606URN

Kirkley Drive, Heanor, DE75 7RA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

close to Derbyshire median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Derbyshire

450 applications for 260 places · 22nd of 45 in Derbyshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

43.4of 90

Derbyshire 43.8 England 46.0

25th of 45 in Derbyshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 27 June 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Sixth form provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

27 June 2023
Graded inspection: Outstanding
5 May 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.7applications per place, Year 7

close to Derbyshire median (1.7) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

450 applications · 260 places offered · 254 named it first

2026 1.7; Derbyshire median median 1.7
2025 1.8; Derbyshire median median 1.7
2024 1.8; Derbyshire median median 1.8
2023 1.9; Derbyshire median median 1.9
2022 1.7; Derbyshire median median 1.8
2021 2.1; Derbyshire median median 1.8
2020 1.9; Derbyshire median median 2.0
2019 2.0; Derbyshire median median 1.8
2018 1.8; Derbyshire median median 1.9
2017 1.8; Derbyshire median median 2.0
2016 1.7; Derbyshire median median 1.8
2015 1.8; Derbyshire median median 1.8
2014 1.8; Derbyshire median median 1.8

This school
Derbyshire median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	260	450	1.7	254	0.98
Sep 2025	260	463	1.8	259	1.00
Sep 2024	256	451	1.8	243	0.95
Sep 2023	218	406	1.9	199	0.91
Sep 2022	253	426	1.7	233	0.92
Sep 2021	185	383	2.1	176	0.95
Sep 2020	210	388	1.9	194	0.92
Sep 2019	212	419	2.0	196	0.92
Sep 2018	205	362	1.8	195	0.95
Sep 2017	204	359	1.8	196	0.96
Sep 2016	192	331	1.7	187	0.97
Sep 2015	211	371	1.8	197	0.93
Sep 2014	232	428	1.8	233	1.00

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

196 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)43.425th of 45 in Derbyshire

Derbyshire 43.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths43%24th of 45 in Derbyshire

Derbyshire 44% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths58%

Derbyshire 65% England 66%

This school
Derbyshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.14

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	196	43.4	43%	58%	–
2024/25	216	49.6	51%	72%	–
2023/24	217	48.8	47%	63%	+0.14
2022/23	204	50.8	48%	75%	+0.33

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Heanor Gate Spencer AcademyThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

1.7applications per place 43.4Attainment 8
Aldercar High School
2.5 km · Derbyshire

2026

1.7applications per place 38.3Attainment 8
John Flamsteed Community School
3.9 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 48.4Attainment 8
The Ripley Academy
4.0 km · Derbyshire

Standards maintained2025

1.5applications per place 42.9Attainment 8
Hall Park Academy
4.1 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2024

1.7applications per place 40.3Attainment 8
Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy
5.7 km · Derbyshire

Good2024

1.5applications per place 43.8Attainment 8
Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy
6.0 km · Derbyshire

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 44.4Attainment 8
Belper School and Sixth Form Centre
6.0 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 43.3Attainment 8
Kirk Hallam Community Academy
6.2 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 40.6Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 137606 · 830/5408
Trust: The Spencer Academies Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,357 pupils · 1,493 on roll
Free school meals: 33.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 November 2011
Replaced: Heanor Gate Science College (URN 112993)
Address: Kirkley Drive, Heanor, DE75 7RA
Local authority: Derbyshire · Amber Valley

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources