Academy sponsor led · Derbyshire

John Port Spencer Academy

11–18Ages
2,034Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
145500URN

Main Street, Etwall, Derby, DE65 6LU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.3 below Derbyshire median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Derbyshire

538 applications for 384 places · 40th of 45 in Derbyshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

53.5of 90

Derbyshire 43.8 England 46.0

3rd of 45 in Derbyshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 17 May 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development		Requires improvement
Leadership and management	Good
Sixth form provision	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

1.4applications per place, Year 7

0.3 below Derbyshire median (1.7) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

538 applications · 384 places offered · 381 named it first

2026 1.4; Derbyshire median median 1.7
2025 1.3; Derbyshire median median 1.7
2024 1.3; Derbyshire median median 1.8
2023 1.3; Derbyshire median median 1.9
2022 1.3; Derbyshire median median 1.8
2021 1.3; Derbyshire median median 1.8
2020 1.2; Derbyshire median median 2.0
2019 1.2; Derbyshire median median 1.8
2018 1.4; Derbyshire median median 1.9
2017 1.5; Derbyshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 1.6; Derbyshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 1.4; Derbyshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 1.4; Derbyshire median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Derbyshire median in 0 of 9 years.

This school
Derbyshire median

Dashed bars: as John Port School (URN 136591), John Port School (URN 112990), 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	384	538	1.4	381	0.99
Sep 2025	335	445	1.3	314	0.94
Sep 2024	338	435	1.3	312	0.92
Sep 2023	364	468	1.3	328	0.90
Sep 2022	328	422	1.3	301	0.92
Sep 2021	324	434	1.3	295	0.91
Sep 2020	356	428	1.2	300	0.84
Sep 2019	384	444	1.2	289	0.75
Sep 2018	336	452	1.4	342	1.02
Sep 2017 *	337	488	1.5	334	0.99
Sep 2016 *	343	530	1.6	380	1.11
Sep 2015 *	340	473	1.4	335	0.99
Sep 2014 *	344	493	1.4	351	1.02

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

320 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)53.53rd of 45 in Derbyshire

Derbyshire 43.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths63%4th of 45 in Derbyshire

Derbyshire 44% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths81%

Derbyshire 65% England 66%

This school
Derbyshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.11

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	320	53.5	63%	81%	–
2024/25	320	51.4	55%	79%	–
2023/24	298	50.0	55%	76%	+0.11
2022/23	302	53.0	61%	79%	+0.20

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

John Port Spencer AcademyThis school
This school

Good2022

1.4applications per place 53.5Attainment 8
Littleover Community School
5.6 km · Derby

Good2022

3.5applications per place 54.5Attainment 8
Derby Moor Spencer Academy
6.2 km · Derby

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place 45.7Attainment 8
Murray Park Community School
6.2 km · Derby

2026

1.6applications per place 43.0Attainment 8
The de Ferrers Academy
6.5 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

1.3applications per place 46.7Attainment 8
City of Derby Academy
7.6 km · Derby

Requires significant improvement 2026

1.1applications per place 31.8Attainment 8
The Bemrose School
7.9 km · Derby

Good2024

1.8applications per place 34.2Attainment 8
Abbot Beyne School
8.6 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2022

1.8applications per place 47.4Attainment 8
Derby Cathedral School
8.6 km · Derby

Good2023

2.5applications per place 43.7Attainment 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 sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 145500 · 830/4009
Trust: The Spencer Academies Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 2,070 pupils · 2,034 on roll
Free school meals: 18.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 February 2018
Replaced: John Port School (URN 136591); John Port School (URN 112990)
Address: Main Street, Etwall, Derby, DE65 6LU
Local authority: Derbyshire · South Derbyshire

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