Highfields Spencer Academy
School Name: Highfields Spencer Academy Address: Tutbury Avenue, Littleover Town/City: Derby County: Derbyshire Postcode: DE23 3UX Country: United Kingdom Telephone Number: 01332 955599 Website: https://highfieldsspencer.org.uk
Phase: Primary (ages 3-11) Type: Free schools Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective Established: 2020 Trust: The Spencer Academies Trust Sponsor: The Spencer Academies Trust
Headteacher: Miss Brooke McCulloch
Capacity: 266
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 258 (55% boys & 45% girls)
Enrollment: 97% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 22.9%
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
- VI - Visual Impairment
- OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
- PD - Physical Disability
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
URN: 147869
DfE Number: 830/2065
UKPRN: 10086475
UPRN: 100030240819
Region: East Midlands (E12000004)
District: South Derbyshire (E07000039)
Constituency: South Derbyshire (E14001483)
Electoral Ward: Willington and Findern (E05008822)
Easting & Northing: 431732E, 332272N
Latitude & Longitude: 52° 53' 15.4" N 1° 31' 46.97" W
Plus Code: 9C4WVFQC+24
DfE Record: View record
- Derby Grammar School (0.9km)
- Griffe Field Primary School (1.0km)
- Ivy House School (1.4km)
- Derby Moor Spencer Academy (1.4km)
- Littleover Community School (1.4km)
- Carlyle Infant and Nursery Academy (1.7km)
- Brookfield Primary School (1.9km)
- Gayton Junior School (1.9km)
- St George's Catholic Voluntary Academy (1.9km)
- Ridgeway Infant School (1.9km)
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- Inkersall Spencer Academy
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- John Port Spencer Academy
- Ashwood Spencer Academy
- Hilton Spencer Academy
- Arnold Hill Spencer Academy
- Farnborough Spencer Academy
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- Mr David Paul Bennett - Local Governor. Appointed on 25 November 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 24 November 2028.
- Paula Evans - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 14 July 2026.
- Mr Petar Ivanov - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 June 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 May 2029.
- Miss Brooke McCulloch - Local Governor. Appointed on 5 June 2023 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal).
- Mrs Lucy Morton - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2024 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 31 August 2028.
- Mrs Larissa Kaur Shokar - Local Governor. Appointed on 12 September 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 11 September 2028.
- Mr Lee Swales - Local Governor. Appointed on 15 January 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 15 October 2026.