Brackensdale Spencer Academy is a mainstream primary school with resourced provision in Derby for children and young people aged 3 to 11. Its specialist base has 45 places for autism.
- Ages 3–11
- 497 pupils
School details
- Type
- Mainstream school with resourced provision
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Boys and girls
- Boys and girls
- Specialist base
- Resourced provision, 45 places, 51 pupils
- Pupils
- 497
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joanna McGregor
- Part of
- The Spencer Academies Trust
- Council
- Derby
- School reference (URN)
- 148384
Needs its base supports
1 need: autism
As listed by the Department for Education, grouped the way EHC plans describe needs.
Communication and interaction
How to get a place
4 steps, starting with an EHC plan
- An EHC plan
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision are usually for children with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan. If your child doesn’t have one yet, you can ask the council for an assessment yourself.
- Visit and ask about the base
See the school and its specialist base, and ask how children split their time between the base and mainstream classes.
- Ask for the school to be named
Tell the council that looks after the plan (often Derby council) that you want this school and its base, and ask them to consult it.
- Named in the plan
If the school is named in your child’s plan, it must admit your child. Places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school, so ask how they decide.
Questions to ask when you visit
8 questions to tick off as you go
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Ofsted
Graded by area, October 2024
Inspected in October 2024. Inspections from September 2024 to November 2025 graded each area but gave no overall grade.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- Early yearsOutstanding
- SafeguardingEffective
Contact and getting there
Walthamstow Drive, Mackworth Estate, Derby, DE22 4BS
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Other SEND schools nearby
- Reigate Park Primary Academy Mainstream + base · Ages 3–11 · Ofsted: Good 0.6 miles
- Maple View School Independent · Ages 6–16 · Ofsted: Outstanding 0.6 miles
- Royal School for the Deaf Derby Special school · Ages 3–19 · Ofsted: Good 0.7 miles
By need in Derby: Autism (14) · SEMH (12) · Speech and language (9) · Moderate learning (9) · Severe learning (7) · Hearing (7) · Physical (7) · PMLD (5) · Dyslexia and SpLD (5) · Vision (5) · Multi-sensory (5)
Questions about Brackensdale Spencer Academy
How do I get a place in Brackensdale Spencer Academy’s specialist base?
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision usually come through an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan: ask the council that looks after the plan to consult the school about its base. If the school is named in the plan it must admit your child; places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school.
What needs does Brackensdale Spencer Academy support?
Autism. Every child is different, so ask the school how it would meet your child’s needs.
What ages does Brackensdale Spencer Academy take?
Aged 3 to 11, boys and girls.
What is Brackensdale Spencer Academy’s Ofsted rating?
There’s no overall grade to show. Read the school’s latest inspection report on the Ofsted website.
Where is Brackensdale Spencer Academy?
Walthamstow Drive, Mackworth Estate, Derby, DE22 4BS, in Derby.
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