Hilton Spencer Academy is a mixed primary academy in Derby, Derbyshire County Council, teaching 548 pupils aged 3 to 11. Its last Ofsted inspection in January 2023 found the school remains Good. In 2024–2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%). The 2026–2027 school year runs from 4 September 2026 to 26 July 2027.

Ofsted inspection

The latest published Ofsted judgement for Hilton Spencer Academy.

Latest inspection
Good Ungraded inspection
Outcome: School remains Good. Ungraded (short) inspections confirm whether standards are maintained since the last full graded inspection — they don’t assign new category grades.
Ungraded inspection · Inspected 11 Jan 2023 · Published 13 Feb 2023
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Term dates & holidays 2026–2027

Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Hilton Spencer Academy.

Hilton Spencer Academy term dates calendar 2026–2027
Official term-dates calendar · 2026–2027 · source

Interactive Calendar

August 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 3–28 School holiday dates
September 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1–3 School holiday dates
  • 4 INSET days
  • 4–30 Autumn Term
October 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–23 Autumn Term
  • 26–30 School holiday dates
November 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 2–30 Autumn Term
December 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–18 Autumn Term
  • 21–31 School holiday dates
January 2027
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1 School holiday dates
  • 4–31 Spring Term
February 2027
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
  • 1–12 Spring Term
  • 12 INSET days
  • 15–19 School holiday dates
  • 22–28 Spring Term
March 2027
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–25 Spring Term
  • 26–31 School holiday dates
April 2027
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1–9 School holiday dates
  • 12–30 Summer Term
May 2027
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–28 Summer Term
  • 3 School holiday dates
  • 31 School holiday dates
June 2027
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1–4 School holiday dates
  • 7–30 Summer Term
  • 25 INSET days
July 2027
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–26 Summer Term
  • 26 INSET days
  • 27–30 School holiday dates

Key dates (2026–2027)

  • School holiday dates Aug 3, 2026-Aug 28, 2026 Holiday
  • School holiday dates Sep 1, 2026-Sep 3, 2026 Holiday
  • INSET days Sep 4, 2026 Inset Day
  • Autumn Term Sep 4, 2026-Oct 23, 2026 Term
  • School holiday dates Oct 26, 2026-Oct 30, 2026 Holiday
  • Autumn Term Nov 2, 2026-Dec 18, 2026 Term
  • School holiday dates Dec 21, 2026-Jan 1, 2027 Holiday
  • Spring Term Jan 4, 2027-Feb 12, 2027 Term
  • INSET days Feb 12, 2027 Inset Day
  • School holiday dates Feb 15, 2027-Feb 19, 2027 Holiday
  • Spring Term Feb 22, 2027-Mar 25, 2027 Term
  • School holiday dates Mar 26, 2027-Apr 9, 2027 Holiday
  • Summer Term Apr 12, 2027-May 28, 2027 Term
  • School holiday dates May 3, 2027 Holiday
  • School holiday dates May 31, 2027-Jun 4, 2027 Holiday
  • Summer Term Jun 7, 2027-Jul 26, 2027 Term
  • INSET days Jun 25, 2027 Inset Day
  • INSET days Jul 26, 2027 Inset Day
  • School holiday dates Jul 27, 2027-Jul 30, 2027 Holiday

Exam results & performance

DfE performance tables Official results, 2024–2025 GOV.UK ↗
69% Expected standard at KS2 England 62% Top 37%
10.1% Persistent absence England 17.8% Top 32%

The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Hilton Spencer Academy with Derbyshire County Council and England.

Key stage 2 (end of primary) 69% Expected standard in reading, writing & maths

How Year 6 pupils did in the national tests.

This school Derbyshire County Council England

Expected standard in reading, writing & maths · The headline primary measure 69%
Derbyshire County Council 59% England 62% +7 vs England
Average reading scaled score · 100 = expected standard 106
Derbyshire County Council 105 England 106 in line with England
Average maths scaled score · 100 = expected standard 108
Derbyshire County Council 104 England 105 +3 vs England
Pupils in the year group · Small cohorts swing wildly 106
Attendance 10.1% Persistently absent pupils

Absence across the whole school year.

This school Derbyshire County Council England

Persistently absent pupils · Missed 10%+ of sessions; lower is better 10.1%
Derbyshire County Council 15.7% England 17.8% -7.7 vs England
Overall absence · Lower is better 4.5%
Derbyshire County Council 6.5% England 6.8% -2.3 vs England
About this data source & caveats

Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.

We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.

Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Hilton Spencer Academy. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.

Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Location & catchment area

Indicative catchment Other primary schools

Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Hilton Spencer Academy than to any other primary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.