Academy converter · Derby

Derby Moor Spencer Academy

11–18Ages
1,740Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
145327URN

Moorway Lane, Littleover, Derby, DE23 2FS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodDec 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

0.6 above Derby median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Derby

701 applications for 296 places · 4th of 15 in Derby

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

45.7of 90

Derby 43.0 England 46.0

6th of 16 in Derby

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodDec 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2022

Inspection history

9 June 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
7 December 2017
Graded inspection: Good · as Derby Moor Community Sports College, URN 112952

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

2.4applications per place, Year 7

0.6 above Derby median (1.8) close to England median (2.2)

701 applications · 296 places offered · 239 named it first

2026 2.4; Derby median median 1.8
2025 2.3; Derby median median 1.6
2024 2.1; Derby median median 1.4
2023 2.3; Derby median median 1.5
2022 2.4; Derby median median 1.7
2021 2.3; Derby median median 1.6
2020 2.2; Derby median median 1.7
2019 2.3; Derby median median 1.7
2018 2.3; Derby median median 1.5
2017 2.2; Derby median median 1.5; as the previous school
2016 2.2; Derby median median 1.6; as the previous school
2015 1.9; Derby median median 1.7; as the previous school
2014 1.9; Derby median median 1.7; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Derby median in 9 of 9 years.

This school
Derby median

Dashed bars: as Derby Moor Community Sports College (URN 112952), the previous school.

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	296	701	2.4	239	0.81
Sep 2025	299	695	2.3	253	0.85
Sep 2024	292	615	2.1	245	0.84
Sep 2023	295	677	2.3	254	0.86
Sep 2022	288	689	2.4	284	0.99
Sep 2021	295	678	2.3	267	0.91
Sep 2020	297	643	2.2	247	0.83
Sep 2019	281	633	2.3	276	0.98
Sep 2018	263	598	2.3	221	0.84
Sep 2017 *	266	577	2.2	237	0.89
Sep 2016 *	264	581	2.2	240	0.91
Sep 2015 *	264	511	1.9	224	0.85
Sep 2014 *	265	512	1.9	216	0.82

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

286 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)45.76th of 16 in Derby

Derby 43.0 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths41%7th of 16 in Derby

Derby 39% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths65%

Derby 59% England 66%

This school
Derby median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.06

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	286	45.7	41%	65%	–
2024/25	291	47.7	48%	65%	–
2023/24	296	44.1	40%	64%	−0.06
2022/23	262	45.7	42%	60%	+0.21

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

Derby Moor Spencer AcademyThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place 45.7Attainment 8
Littleover Community School
0.9 km · Derby

Good2022

3.5applications per place 54.5Attainment 8
The Bemrose School
2.5 km · Derby

Good2024

1.8applications per place 34.2Attainment 8
City of Derby Academy
2.7 km · Derby

Requires significant improvement 2026

1.1applications per place 31.8Attainment 8
Murray Park Community School
2.7 km · Derby

2026

1.6applications per place 43.0Attainment 8
Derby Cathedral School
3.3 km · Derby

Good2023

2.5applications per place 43.7Attainment 8
UTC Derby Pride Park
4.2 km · Derby

Good2023

39.5Attainment 8
Landau Forte College
4.5 km · Derby

Outstanding2024

6.7applications per place 51.6Attainment 8
Alvaston Moor Academy
4.8 km · Derby

Requires improvement2023

1.1applications per place 33.6Attainment 8

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

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 145327 · 831/4178
Trust: The Spencer Academies Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,575 pupils · 1,740 on roll
Free school meals: 42.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2018
Replaced: Derby Moor Community Sports College (URN 112952)
Address: Moorway Lane, Littleover, Derby, DE23 2FS
Local authority: Derby

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