Academy sponsor led · Derby

Brackensdale Spencer Academy

3–11Ages
497Pupils
PrimaryPhase
148384URN

Walthamstow Drive, Mackworth Estate, Derby, DE22 4BS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.4 below Derby median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Derby

103 applications for 60 places · 49th of 59 in Derby

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

61%met the expected standard

Derby 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 15 October 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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, Reception

0.4 below Derby median (2.1) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

103 applications · 60 places offered · 55 named it first

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

More applications per place than the Derby median in 0 of 5 years.

This school
Derby median

Dashed bars: as Brackensdale Primary School (URN 112736), Brackensdale Infant School (URN 112737), 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	60	103	1.7	55	0.92
Sep 2025	51	83	1.6	43	0.84
Sep 2024	42	66	1.6	41	0.98
Sep 2023	43	72	1.7	38	0.88
Sep 2022	47	69	1.5	45	0.96
Sep 2021 *	48	76	1.6	43	0.90
Sep 2020 *	46	69	1.5	43	0.93
Sep 2019 *	50	69	1.4	46	0.92
Sep 2018 *	60	90	1.5	65	1.08
Sep 2017 *	60	82	1.4	59	0.98
Sep 2016 *	60	85	1.4	61	1.02
Sep 2015 *	55	79	1.4	54	0.98
Sep 2014 *	53	79	1.5	52	0.98

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 68% · Writing 66% · Maths 61% → all three 61% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard61%25th of 59 in Derby

Derby 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard68%

Derby 73% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Derby 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard66%

Derby 72% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Derby 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard61%

Derby 72% England 77%

Higher standard23%

Derby 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Derby median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	61%	7%	104	104
2023/24	60%	4%	104	102
2022/23	42%	3%	101	101

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

Brackensdale Spencer AcademyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Reigate Park Primary Academy
0.9 km · Derby

Good2023

1.9applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Ashgate Primary School
1.3 km · Derby

Good2023

2.4applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Markeaton Primary School
1.8 km · Derby

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Ravensdale Junior School
1.8 km · Derby

Good2023

67%met the SATs standard
Wren Park Primary School
1.9 km · Derby

Serious weaknesses 2026

1.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Ravensdale Infant and Nursery School
1.9 km · Derby

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place
Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary School and Nursery
1.9 km · Derby

2026

2.0applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Becket Primary School
2.1 km · Derby

Good2023

3.8applications per place 38%met the SATs standard

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: Primary
URN · DfE number: 148384 · 831/2026
Trust: The Spencer Academies Trust
Capacity: 525 pupils · 497 on roll
Free school meals: 33.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2021
Replaced: Brackensdale Primary School (URN 112736); Brackensdale Infant School (URN 112737)
Address: Walthamstow Drive, Mackworth Estate, Derby, DE22 4BS
Local authority: Derby

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