Multi-academy trust
The Spencer Academies Trust
26 schools across 5 local authorities in East Midlands, teaching 18,696 pupils.
The trust at a glance
- Schools
- 26
- Primary
- 18
- Secondary
- 8
- Pupils
- 18,696
- Average Attainment 8
- 49.2
- Average KS2 expected standard
- 64%
across its secondaries
across its primaries
Across the 19 schools in the trust with comparable results, the average sits above the middle of schools with a similar intake. That is a fairer read on the trust than its raw results, which mostly reflect the areas it operates in.
Pupil-weighted Progress 8 is 0.11 (interval 0.05 to 0.17). The interval sits entirely above zero, so this looks like a real gain rather than noise. Weighted by 2,022 pupils across 8 schools with a published Progress 8 score (minimum 2).
Ofsted across the trust
16 of the trust's 26 schools carry a historic one-word grade; 10 do not. Current report cards grade separate aspects and cannot be reduced to a replacement overall score. A trust that has taken on struggling schools may carry their old grades for years. What changed.
Ofsted outcomes across this trust are mixed: 3 Outstanding, 13 Good; 10 have no overall grade. Historic overall grades and current report cards are different systems and are not averaged.
Schools in The Spencer Academies Trust
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashwood Spencer AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Derby | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Bispham Spencer AcademyAcademy converter | Nottingham | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Brackensdale Spencer AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Derby | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Castleward Spencer AcademyFree schools | Derby | Outstanding 2024 | — | — | |
| Chellaston Fields Spencer AcademyFree schools | Chellaston | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Chetwynd Spencer AcademyAcademy converter | Nottingham | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Clover Leys Spencer AcademyFree schools | Derby | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Fairfield Spencer AcademyAcademy converter | Nottingham | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Glenbrook Spencer AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Nottingham | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Highfields Spencer AcademyFree schools | Derby | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Hilton Spencer AcademyAcademy converter | Derby | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Inkersall Spencer AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Chesterfield | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Millside Spencer AcademyFree schools | Loughborough | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Portland Spencer AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Nottingham | Outstanding 2023 | — | — | |
| Rosecliffe Spencer AcademyFree schools | Nottingham | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Sunnyside Spencer AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Nottingham | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The Mease Spencer AcademyFree schools | Hilton | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Wyndham Spencer AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Derby | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Arnold Hill Spencer AcademyAcademy converter | Nottingham | No overall grade | 49.8 | 0.07-0.11 to 0.24 · not a win | |
| Derby Moor Spencer AcademyAcademy converter | Derby | Good 2022 | 47.7 | -0.06-0.23 to 0.10 · not a win | |
| Farnborough Spencer AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Nottingham | Good 2022 | 38.9 | -0.64-0.87 to -0.41 | |
| George Spencer AcademyAcademy converter | Nottingham | Good 2023 | 51.7 | 0.200.03 to 0.37 | |
| Heanor Gate Spencer AcademyAcademy converter | Heanor | Outstanding 2023 | 49.6 | 0.14-0.05 to 0.33 · not a win | |
| John Port Spencer AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Derby | Good 2022 | 51.4 | 0.11-0.05 to 0.28 · not a win | |
| Long Field Spencer AcademyAcademy converter | Melton Mowbray | Good 2023 | 46.1 | 0.06-0.16 to 0.27 · not a win | |
| Rushcliffe Spencer AcademyAcademy converter | Nottingham | No overall grade | 58.1 | 0.690.53 to 0.85 |
Identity snapshot: 23 August 2026. School membership, pupil totals and trust names come from the dated Get Information About Schools importer build. Results and inspection fields retain their own published periods and should not be treated as if they were measured on that date.