The Mease Spencer Academy
Free schools · Primary
Hilton · DE65 5LX · Derbyshire
Ages 4–11
Status: Open
0.6 miles away
OpenPrimaryURN 146211
Hilton Spencer Academy
Academy converter · Derby · DE65 5GH
Phase
Primary
Age range
Ages 3–11
Pupils
548
Local authority
Derbyshire
Age range
Ages 3–11
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 3–11, in Derby, Derbyshire, 548 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 21.9%.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Overview
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 146211
Location
- Address
- Peacroft Lane, Hilton
- Postcode
- DE65 5GH
- Town
- Derby
- County
- Derbyshire
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- District
- South Derbyshire
- Constituency
- Derbyshire Dales
- Urban/rural
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 548
- Boys / girls
- 271 / 277
- School capacity
- 796
- Capacity fill
- 548 / 796 (69%)
- Free school meals
- 21.9%
- FSM pupils
- 117
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: THE SPENCER ACADEMIES TRUST
- Academy trust
- THE SPENCER ACADEMIES TRUST
- Sponsor
- The Spencer Academies Trust
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Gary Staddon
- Telephone
- 01283732334