St Giles' Spencer Academy
St Giles' Spencer Academy is a special academy in Derby for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 149 pupils, 32 more than it has places for. About 62 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was outstanding, back in 2024.
Hampshire Road, Chaddesden, Derby, DE21 6BT01332 343039stgilesspencer.org.ukMrs Kim Smith headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
A shorter visit on 22 May 2024 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Outstanding overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.
Results
Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025
34 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England.
All Year 6 measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2019† | 2018† | 2017† | Derby | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils tested | 34 | 22 | 24 | 18 | 22 | 22 | – | – |
| Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 58% | 63% |
| Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 7% | 8% |
| Expected level: readingReading expected standard | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | – | – |
| Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | – | – |
| Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed) | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | – | – |
| Reading progressReading progress score | – | – | -5.1 | -4.7 | -6.4 | -5.1 | – | – |
| Maths progressMaths progress score | – | – | -4.9 | -5.4 | -6.5 | -5.2 | – | – |
| Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | – | – |
| Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | – | – |
There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.
† These results are for St Giles' School, the school this one replaced in November 2019. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Does every child do well here?
A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. Every gap at this school is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.
At the end of primary school, 2025
Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Derby council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Specialist SEND provision. A special school for pupils with autism, moderate learning difficulties, profound and multiple learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Derby with autism provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Autistic spectrum disorder (106), language and communications needs (19), Severe learning difficulty (8), Profound and multiple learning difficulty (6), Other difficulty or disability (5), Moderate learning difficulty (4).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 149 | 148 | 148 | 143 | 145 | 135 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 62% | 55% | 50% | 53% | 54% | 48% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 35% | 31% | 31% | 24% | 23% | 29% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 92.5% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19† | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 7.6% | 8.0% | 8.3% | 7.8% | 6.7% | 6.9% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 6.3% | 6.4% | 6.8% | 6.7% | 5.9% | 6.0% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 1.3% | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.8% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 22.8% | 28.5% | 29.1% | 24.5% | 19.4% | 21.2% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
† These attendance figures are for St Giles' School, the school this one replaced in November 2019. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other special schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaufort Primary School | Academy | 170 m | 224 | Requires improvement 2023 | 5 | Compare |
| Roe Farm Primary School | Council | 680 m | 347 | Good 2024 | 7 | Compare |
| St Andrew's Academy | Academy | 810 m | 169 | Good 2024 | – | Compare |
| Da Vinci Academy | Academy | 900 m | 668 | Report card 2026 | 10 | Compare |
| Breadsall Hill Top Primary School | Academy | 0.6 miles | 418 | Report card 2026 | 5 | Compare |
| Derwent Primary School | Academy | 0.6 miles | 313 | Report card 2026 | 2 | Compare |
| Include - St Matthews | Independent (grammar) | 0.8 miles | 42 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Castle School | Academy alternative provision converter | 0.9 miles | 16 | Good 2023 | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is St Giles' Spencer Academy a good school?
St Giles' Spencer Academy doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it outstanding at its last inspection in May 2024.
What is St Giles' Spencer Academy's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St Giles' Spencer Academy outstanding at its last full inspection on 22 May 2024.
How good are St Giles' Spencer Academy's SATs results?
In summer 2025, 0% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 0% went further and reached the higher level.
How many pupils does St Giles' Spencer Academy have?
149 pupils aged 4 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 117 places, so it is 127% full.
What is attendance like at St Giles' Spencer Academy?
Pupils were in school 92.5% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 23% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
Does St Giles' Spencer Academy have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It is a special school for autism, moderate learning difficulties, profound and multiple learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Hampshire Road, Chaddesden, Derby, DE21 6BT
- Telephone
- 01332 343039
- Website
- stgilesspencer.org.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kim Smith
- Type of school
- Special academy (Academy special converter, academies)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 4-11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- The Spencer Academies Trust (27 schools)
- Local authority
- Derby
- Ward
- Chaddesden West
- Constituency
- Derby North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 November 2019 (academy converter)
- URN
- 147558 · LAESTAB 8317024 · UKPRN 10084725
- Formerly
- St Giles' School
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Year 6 results: DfE key stage 2 tables, 2024/25.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.