Griffe Field Primary SchoolHighfields Spencer Academy

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

Summary of the comparison

Griffe Field Primary School and Highfields Spencer Academy are primary schools in Derby.

  • Griffe Field Primary School scores 86 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional) and Highfields Spencer Academy scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Griffe Field Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Griffe Field Primary School was judged Outstanding and Highfields Spencer Academy was judged the expected standard.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Griffe Field Primary School (88.0% in 2022-23, 83.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Griffe Field Primary School versus Highfields Spencer Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure DerbyGriffe Field Primary SchoolDerbyHighfields Spencer AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreA86/100Stronger figureB72/100
Local ranking1st of 74 in Derby 269th of 336 in Derbyshire
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Free schools
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll454 233
Capacity420 266
LocationDerby, DE23 3UQ Derby, DE23 3UX
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard83.0% Not reported62.0%
At higher standard25.0% Not reported8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Not reported106.0
Maths average scaled score110.0 Not reported105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census454 233
Free school meals (ever 6)8.8% 27.4%
English as an additional language15.6% 23.2%
SEN support10.3% 10.7%
SEN with an EHC plan4.2% 2.1%
Attendance
Overall absence4.1% 4.0% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence7.7% Stronger figure8.0% 15.8%

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.

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.

Griffe Field Primary School

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