Academy sponsor led · Derbyshire

Inkersall Spencer Academy

3–11Ages
378Pupils
PrimaryPhase
142043URN

Inkersall Green Road, Inkersall, Chesterfield, S43 3SE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to Derbyshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Derbyshire

96 applications for 52 places · 106th of 184 in Derbyshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

66%met the expected standard

Derbyshire 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 9 June 2026Published 19 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

9 June 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
15 February 2022
Graded inspection: Good

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

1.9applications per place, Reception

close to Derbyshire median (2.0) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

96 applications · 52 places offered · 49 named it first

2026 1.9; Derbyshire median median 2.0
2025 1.7; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2024 1.7; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2023 2.3; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2022 1.9; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2021 1.8; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2020 2.3; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2019 2.1; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2018 1.8; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2017 2.2; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2016 1.7; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2015 1.7; Derbyshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 2.4; Derbyshire median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
Derbyshire median

Dashed bars: as Inkersall Primary School (URN 112795), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, 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	52	96	1.9	49	0.94
Sep 2025	53	89	1.7	53	1.00
Sep 2024	43	73	1.7	43	1.00
Sep 2023	40	90	2.3	35	0.88
Sep 2022	39	73	1.9	38	0.97
Sep 2021	38	68	1.8	35	0.92
Sep 2020	30	69	2.3	27	0.90
Sep 2019	38	78	2.1	37	0.97
Sep 2018	48	88	1.8	43	0.90
Sep 2017	36	79	2.2	35	0.97
Sep 2016	60	101	1.7	54	0.90
Sep 2015 *	50	85	1.7	47	0.94
Sep 2014 *	42	100	2.4	41	0.98

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 77% · Maths 73% → all three 66% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard66%100th of 245 in Derbyshire

Derbyshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Derbyshire 76% England 78%

Higher standard36%

Derbyshire 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Derbyshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Derbyshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Derbyshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Derbyshire 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Derbyshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	66%	11%	105	104
2023/24	49%	0%	100	103
2022/23	65%	3%	106	102

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

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

Inkersall Spencer AcademyThis school
This school

2026

1.9applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic and CofE (VA) Primary School
0.8 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Hollingwood Primary School
1.2 km · Derbyshire

Improved significantly2024

2.2applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Staveley Junior School
1.2 km · Derbyshire

Good2023

56%met the SATs standard
Speedwell Infant School
1.4 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place
Henry Bradley Infant School
1.7 km · Derbyshire

Good2024

1.7applications per place
Brimington Manor Infant and Nursery School
1.8 km · Derbyshire

Good2023

3.2applications per place
Duckmanton Primary School
1.9 km · Derbyshire

Good2022

1.6applications per place
Poolsbrook Primary Academy
1.9 km · Derbyshire

Good2023

1.5applications per place 33%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142043 · 830/2015
Trust: The Spencer Academies Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 378 on roll
Free school meals: 42.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2015
Replaced: Inkersall Primary School (URN 112795)
Address: Inkersall Green Road, Inkersall, Chesterfield, S43 3SE
Local authority: Derbyshire · Chesterfield

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources