Derby Moor Spencer AcademyJohn Port Spencer Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Derby.

Summary of the comparison

Derby Moor Spencer Academy and John Port Spencer Academy are secondary schools in Derby.

  • Derby Moor Spencer Academy scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average) and John Port Spencer Academy scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average). John Port Spencer Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Derby Moor Spencer Academy was judged Good and John Port Spencer Academy was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 47.7 for Derby Moor Spencer Academy and 51.4 for John Port Spencer Academy.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Derby Moor Spencer Academy (47.8 in 2021-22, 47.7 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at John Port Spencer Academy (53.0 in 2021-22, 51.4 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Derby Moor Spencer Academy versus John Port Spencer Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure DerbyDerby Moor Spencer AcademyDerbyJohn Port Spencer AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC60/100C63/100Stronger figure
Local ranking4th of 16 in Derby 8th of 45 in Derbyshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,709 2,023
Capacity1,575 2,070
LocationDerby, DE23 2FS Derby, DE65 6LU
GCSE results
Attainment 847.7 51.4 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths47.8% 54.7% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths64.6% 79.1% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc49.8% Stronger figure18.4% 40.5%
EBacc average point score4.45 Stronger figure4.39 4.09
Cohort291 320
A-level results
A-level entries87 158
A-level average points34.7 35.1 Stronger figure35.0
A-level average gradeC+ B-
Best 3 A-levels points36.5 36.8 Stronger figure35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects17.2% 21.5% Stronger figure17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,709 2,023
Free school meals (ever 6)38.6% 17.7%
English as an additional language43.1% 3.1%
SEN support9.8% 17.4%
SEN with an EHC plan2.8% 1.8%
Attendance
Overall absence7.5% 6.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence23.4% 19.1% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Derby Moor Spencer Academy

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