The Mease Spencer Academy
Carsington Road, Hilton, DE65 5LX
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE SPENCER ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Free school meals
- 16.8%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 6 February 2024, published 27 March 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.96 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 28 | 27 | 77 | 28 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 29 | 42 | 100 | 29 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 29 | 37 | 93 | 29 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 45 | 89 | 30 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 44 | 101 | 30 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 37 | 80 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 20 | 20 | 73 | 20 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Hilton Spencer Academy 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Egginton Primary School 2.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- John of Rolleston Primary School 2.4 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Etwall Primary School 2.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- William Shrewsbury Primary School 3.1 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Richard Wakefield CofE Primary Academy 3.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.