Castleward Spencer Academy
Canal Street, Derby, DE1 2RJ
179 pupils · 76% of 236 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE SPENCER ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Derby
- Free school meals
- 17.5%
Ofsted
Outstanding (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 9 July 2024, published 18 September 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.43 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 30 | 43 | 65 | 30 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 45 | 76 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 30 | 44 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 18 | 17 | 27 | 18 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 14 | 13 | 20 | 14 |
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
- St James' Church of England Aided Infant School 0.7 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Rosehill Infant and Nursery School 0.8 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- St James' Church of England Aided Junior School 0.8 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Zaytouna Primary School 1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Derwent Primary School 1.3 km · Most areas: Urgent improvement (2026)
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.