John Port Spencer Academy

Term dates

This school's own term dates broadly match Derbyshire council's, so the council's dates are shown here. INSET days can differ, so check the school's calendar for those.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.

For the sixth form, apply to the school directly.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 381 families put this school as their first choice, and 384 places were offered. 368 of the families who put it first got a place (97%).

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Ofsted inspection

Latest graded inspection, 17 May 2022. Overall: Good

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Requires improvement

Leadership and management

Good

Sixth form

Good

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–18

Pupils

2034 (capacity 2070)

Gender

Mixed

Academy trust

THE SPENCER ACADEMIES TRUST

Phone

01283734111

Address

Main Street, Etwall, Derby, DE65 6LU

Website

johnportspencer.org.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports