Academy converter · Derbyshire

Hilton Spencer Academy

3–11Ages
548Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146211URN

Peacroft Lane, Hilton, Derby, DE65 5GH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJul 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jan 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.4 below Derbyshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

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104 applications for 65 places · 153rd of 184 in Derbyshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%met the expected standard

Derbyshire 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJul 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jan 2023

Inspection history

11 January 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
2 July 2014
Graded inspection: Good · as Hilton Primary School, URN 112703

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

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Derbyshire median (2.0) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

104 applications · 65 places offered · 65 named it first

2026 1.6; Derbyshire median median 2.0
2025 1.5; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2024 1.6; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2023 1.8; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2022 1.7; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2021 1.8; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2020 1.6; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2019 1.2; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2018 1.3; Derbyshire median median 2.2; as the previous school
2017 1.3; Derbyshire median median 2.2; as the previous school
2016 1.3; Derbyshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 1.4; Derbyshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 1.3; Derbyshire median median 2.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Derbyshire median in 0 of 8 years.

This school
Derbyshire median

Dashed bars: as Hilton Primary School (URN 112703), 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	65	104	1.6	65	1.00
Sep 2025	76	116	1.5	63	0.83
Sep 2024	69	107	1.6	62	0.90
Sep 2023	56	99	1.8	45	0.80
Sep 2022	67	111	1.7	53	0.79
Sep 2021	57	104	1.8	50	0.88
Sep 2020	70	111	1.6	66	0.94
Sep 2019	99	123	1.2	98	0.99
Sep 2018 *	100	125	1.3	98	0.98
Sep 2017 *	92	116	1.3	92	1.00
Sep 2016 *	110	139	1.3	111	1.01
Sep 2015 *	116	163	1.4	122	1.05
Sep 2014 *	107	135	1.3	106	0.99

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 75% · Maths 85% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%81st of 245 in Derbyshire

Derbyshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Derbyshire 76% England 78%

Higher standard35%

Derbyshire 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Derbyshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Derbyshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard85%

Derbyshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard39%

Derbyshire 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

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Derbyshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	69%	12%	106	108
2023/24	69%	13%	107	107
2022/23	68%	10%	107	107

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

Hilton Spencer AcademyThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
The Mease Spencer Academy
0.9 km · Derbyshire

Good2024

2.8applications per place
Etwall Primary School
2.3 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
John of Rolleston Primary School
3.1 km · Staffordshire

2026

3.0applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Egginton Primary School
3.2 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.0applications per place
Heath Fields Primary School
3.6 km · Derbyshire

Good2023

1.8applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Richard Wakefield CofE Primary Academy
3.9 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

1.3applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
William Shrewsbury Primary School
4.0 km · Staffordshire

2026

1.5applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St Modwen's Catholic Primary School
4.6 km · Staffordshire

Standards maintained2024

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

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146211 · 830/2370
Trust: The Spencer Academies Trust
Capacity: 796 pupils · 548 on roll
Free school meals: 21.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 October 2018
Replaced: Hilton Primary School (URN 112703)
Address: Peacroft Lane, Hilton, Derby, DE65 5GH
Local authority: Derbyshire · South Derbyshire

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