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State primary · 4 to 11 · Mixed · 187 pupils

Chellaston Fields Spencer Academy

Riber Drive, Chellaston, DE73 6WS · Derbyshire
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Ofsted: Good · October 2023No 2025 resultsFewer first choices than places (2026)
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Summary

The key facts, in one place
Inspection
Good, October 2023
Getting in
Not full for Reception 2026
Results
67% expected standard; 8% higher standard
Size
187 pupils; 16 places a year; classes of 28
Run by
The Spencer Academies Trust
Type
Free schools
Ages
4 to 11 · Mixed
Strengths, and things to check
  • Expected standard: 67%, against 59% in Derbyshire.
  • Persistently absent: 6.0%, against 10.2% in Derbyshire.
  • Suspensions per 100 pupils: 5.8, against 0.9 in Derbyshire.
  • We hold no offer-day distances for this school: ask the council how far places went.
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At a glance

Against Derbyshire and England
This schoolDerbyshireEnglandHover or tap a bar for the figures
Academic
Expected standardThe share of Year 6 pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths together, from the key stage 2 tests and teacher assessment.
67%
Better than Derbyshire
Higher standardThe share who reached the higher standard in all three. A small year group can swing this a lot from one year to the next.
8%
In line with Derbyshire
Attendance and behaviour
Sessions missedHalf-day sessions missed, authorised or not, as a share of all sessions in the school year (DfE pupil absence). Lower is better.
4.7%
In line with Derbyshire
Persistently absentPupils who missed one session in ten or more. Lower is better.
6.0%
Better than Derbyshire
Suspensions per 100 pupilsSuspensions in the school year for every 100 pupils on roll. Lower is better; one or two incidents move a small school a lot.
5.8
Worse than Derbyshire
Pupils and classes
Average class sizeAverage pupils per class, from the school census. Shown for context, not as a score.
28.3
Context
Free school mealsPupils eligible for free school meals. Context for reading the results, not a measure of the school.
22%
Context
Pupils for each teacherPupils on roll for each full-time teacher, from the school workforce census. Shown for context.
21.4
Context
Demand for places
First choices per placeFamilies who put this school first, for each Reception place in 2026 (DfE applications and offers). Above 1 means more first choices than places.
0.9
Less sought after than Derbyshire
Derbyshire and England: DfE's own averages for results. For the rest, the middle state primary school of the same phase, from every school we hold, since DfE publishes no council figure we hold.Where these figures come from →
COULD YOUR CHILD GET IN? · RECEPTION 2027

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Offers

How far offers reached

How far away the last child offered a place under the distance rule lived, as the council measures it. It changes every year with who applies: a record, not a promise. Children with a higher priority can be offered places from further away.

Reception. Distance of the last child offered a place on offer day. What the last distance means →

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Results

Quality

  • Good Ofsted · inspected 10 October 2023
  • Reading, writing and maths: expected standard: 67% (England 62%) (county 59%) DfE school performance tables · 2022/2023
  • Reading, writing and maths: higher standard: 8% (England 8%) (county 8%) DfE school performance tables · 2022/2023

Results

MeasureThis schoolEnglandCouncilYear
Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%62%59%2022/2023
Reading, writing and maths: higher standard8%8%8%2022/2023

Source: DfE school performance tables, 2022/2023.

Daily life and who goes there

Daily life

  • Absence: 4.7% of sessions missed; 6.0% of pupils miss 1 in 10 or more. Schools with a similar intake: 5.3% and 13% DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level · 2024/25
  • Suspensions: 6 per 100 pupils (schools with a similar intake: 1); 0 permanent exclusions DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level · 2024/25
  • Classes average 28.3 pupils; 0.0% of classes have more than 30 DfE, school workforce and pupil census · 2025/26
  • 21.4 pupils for each teacher DfE, school workforce · November 2025
  • Nearest stops, in a straight line: bus 89 m DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes) · within 800 m
  • 35 police-reported road collisions within 500 m (1 fatal, 4 serious) DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years · 2021 to 2025
  • Air: nitrogen dioxide 10.4 µg/m³, PM2.5 7.3 (1 km square, background level) DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps · 2024

Absence

YearSessions missedAuthorisedUnauthorisedPupils missing 1 in 10Pupils missing 1 in 2
2024/254.7%4.0%0.7%6.0%0.0%
2023/244.3%3.5%0.8%6.7%0.8%
2022/235.2%4.0%1.1%16%0.0%
Schools with a similar intake5.3%13%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level, 2024-25. Similar intake: state schools of the same phase with free school meals in the same band (20-30%), the median of 3218 schools.

Suspensions and exclusions

YearSuspensions per 100 pupilsPupils suspendedSuspensionsPermanent exclusions
2024/255.82.9%100
2023/241.41.4%20
2022/236.43.5%90
Schools with a similar intake1.3

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level, 2024-25.

Class sizes and staff

MeasureFigureYear
Average class size28.32025/26
Classes over 30 pupils0.0%2025/26
Pupils for each teacher21.4November 2025

Source: DfE, school workforce; school census, 2025/26.

Stops nearby

KindNearest (metres, straight line)
bus89

Source: DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes), current. A stop across a railway or main road may be a long walk. Bus frequency is not held.

Road collisions within 500 m

YearCollisions
20258
20244
202310
20229
20214

Source: DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years, 2021 to 2025. 4 serious and 1 fatal in all; 4 involved a pedestrian, 5 a cyclist. Only collisions with an injury reported to police are counted.

Air quality

PollutantAnnual mean (µg/m³)Year
NO210.42024
PM1014.32024
PM257.32024

Source: DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps. A 1 km background figure: not the air at the school gate beside a busy road.

Who goes there

MeasureShare of pupilsYear
Eligible for free school meals22%2025/26
First language other than English23%2025/26
SEN support24%2025/26
Education, health and care plan5.3%2025/26
Girls42%2025/26

Source: DfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs, 2025/26.

Ofsted

Ofsted, October 2023The judgements from the school's latest inspection. Reports from November 2025 use Ofsted's new report card, with different headings; we show whichever the latest report uses.Read the report ↗
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Leadership and managementGood

Inspections

DateKindOutcome
10 October 2023Graded inspectionGood

Source: Ofsted, 2023.

Admissions

Getting in

  • 14 families put it first for 16 places; every one of them got in DfE, school applications and offers · Reception 2026
  • We hold no catchment map for this school, so we can't say which addresses are inside it.
  • We can't tell how far Reception places reached: we hold no offer-day figures for this school. Ask the council or the school for the last distance offered.

Applications and offers, DfE

EntryYearPlacesFirst choicesAny choiceFirst choices offered
Reception202616143814
Reception202522225222
Reception202429366828
Reception202330336428
Reception202230397328
Reception202130316629
Reception202030275127

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school level, Open Government Licence), 2020 to 2026. Families name up to three schools, so most applications are somebody's second or third choice.

Who runs it

  • The Spencer Academies Trust, with 27 schools DfE, Get Information about Schools: group links · joined September 2019
  • Opened as an academy (free schools) on 2 September 2019 DfE, open academies list
  • We can't compare results before and after it converted: we hold results for only one side of the date, because DfE publishes a few years at a time.

Fees and clubs

State schools charge no tuition fees. Breakfast clubs, after-school clubs and holiday clubs are set by each school: ask the school what it runs and what it costs.

Childcare costsWhat wraparound care and early years places cost, and what funding covers.See costs →

Nearby

Schools nearby

Clover Leys Spencer Academy1.5 miWeston-on-Trent CofE (VA) Primary School1.7 miSale and Davys Church of England Primary School1.9 miAston-on-Trent Primary School2.0 miCompare side by side →

Nurseries nearby

Playdays Opportunity Group0.4 miles
Scallywags Nursery0.7 miles
Orchard Nursery School0.8 miles
Orchard Private Day Nursery0.8 miles
Source: Ofsted early years register.
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Sources

  • DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps
  • DfE school performance tables
  • DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school level, Open Government Licence)
  • DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level
  • DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level
  • DfE, school workforce; school census
  • DfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs
  • DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes)
  • DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years
  • Ofsted
  • School register: DfE Get Information about Schools (this school)
  • How we check these figures: How we know

More in schools in Chellaston and the Derbyshire league table. School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources are named beside each figure. How we know · All sources.