79%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
55%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
51.4
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
18%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
1404.6
EBacc APS · 2024/25
2,023
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 17/05/2022
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityDerbyshire
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio19.3:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of John Port Spencer Academy · Secondary with sixth form · Derbyshire
Part ofTHE SPENCER ACADEMIES TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
79%
+3pp
80%78%76%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 79%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
55%
0pp
61%58%55%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 55%
Attainment 8
51.4
+1.4
53.051.550.0
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 51.4
EBacc entry
18%
-3pp
24%21%17%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 18%
EBacc APS
1404.6
+110.4
1511.71402.91294.2
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 1404.6
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19
A-level APS
35.1
+0.9
38.036.134.2
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 35.1
A-level value added
-0.09
-0.1
+0.10.0-0.1
'19'24'25
'25 · -0.1
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
22%
+8pp
22%18%14%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 22%
Average A-level grade
B-
+1
B-C+C+
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · B-
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
2,023
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
18%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
19%
Contact
Address
Main Street, Etwall, Derby, DE65 6LU
Local authority
Derbyshire
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 79% | 55% | 51.4 | Not applicable | 18% | 1404.6 | 26% | 2,023 |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 55% | 50.0 | +0.11 | 22% | 1294.2 | 28% | 1,966 |
| 2022/23 | 79% | 61% | 53.0 | +0.20 | 23% | 1380.9 | 30% | 1,929 |
| 2021/22 | 80% | 61% | 53.0 | +0.01 | 24% | 1511.7 | 29% | 1,972 |
| 2018/19 | 78% | 55% | 51.7 | +0.03 | 17% | 1317.7 | 32% | 1,862 |
| 2017/18 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | New school |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 35.1 | B- | -0.09 | 22% | 165 |
| 2023/24 | 34.2 | C+ | +0.04 | 14% | 143 |
| 2022/23 | 36.6 | B- | — | 16% | 160 |
| 2021/22 | 38.0 | B- | — | 20% | 165 |
| 2018/19 | 35.1 | B- | +0.07 | 16% | 114 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 2,023 | 19.0 | 19% | 3% | 18% | 7% | 19% |
| 2023/24 | 1,966 | 18.4 | 18% | 3% | 16% | 7% | 20% |
| 2022/23 | 1,929 | 18.0 | 16% | 2% | 16% | 8% | 20% |
| 2021/22 | 1,972 | 18.7 | 15% | 2% | 14% | 8% | 23% |
| 2020/21 | 1,957 | 19.2 | 15% | 2% | 11% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 1,862 | 18.3 | 11% | 1% | 12% | 4% | 9% |
| 2017/18 | — | — | — | — | — | 5% | 14% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.