







Welcome to Ashwood Spencer Academy
At Ashwood Spencer Academy we are dedicated to providing exemplary teaching and learning for all our children. Our DREAM curriculum ensures creativity is at its heart- encouraging oracy, tolerance and collaboration. Our aim is to develop respectful individuals, who aspire to follow their DREAMs.
Ashwood is a magical place that offers enriching experiences within a loving and stimulating environment. At Ashwood we value our close relationships with our parents, governors and the community; working in partnership to enable our pupils to have the best possible start in their educational journey.
Safeguarding
For any safeguarding or child protection concerns out of school hours, please email safeguarding@ashwoodspencer.org.uk.
If you believe that a child is at immediate risk and in need of protection then you should call the police on 999/101 immediately.
Alternatively, if you want advice from the police and the child is not in immediate need of protection, you can call them on 0845 123 33 33.
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Ashwood Spencer Academy celebrates continued success with IQM Flagship Status
Ashwood Spencer Academy are delighted to announce that it has retained its Inclusion Quality Mark (IQM) Flagship School Status, recognising its deeply embedded culture of inclusion, belonging and high expectations for every pupil. The prestigious recognition follows a Flagship Review undertaken on 7 October 2026, during which the assessor found

Ashwood Spencer celebrates achievement of IQM Flagship School Status
Ashwood Spencer Academy is delighted to announce that, following its most recent Inclusion Quality Mark (IQM) Review, the academy has been awarded Flagship School Status – a prestigious recognition reserved for schools demonstrating the highest levels of inclusive practice. This achievement reflects the academy’s unwavering commitment to ensuring every child

Ashwood Spencer awarded Primary Science Quality Mark
Primary Science Quality Marks have been awarded to over 300 nursery, infant, junior, primary, middle, international and special schools this month to celebrate their commitment to excellence in science leadership, teaching and learning. So far, since its national launch in 2010, more than 5000 Primary Science Quality Marks (PSQM) have

Ashwood Spencer achieve the ‘Gold Status’ for Mental Health and Wellbeing
We are delighted to confirm that following reaccreditation, Ashwood Spencer Academy has been awarded the Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health in Schools ‘School Mental Health Award’ – Gold Status. We are extremely passionate about mental health and wellbeing as a school and are committed to ensuring that we promote positive mental
Ashwood Spencer Academy is part of The Spencer Academies Trust, a multi-academy trust with schools across the East Midlands, and with a strategic focus on Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. A high performing regional MAT with a national reputation for excellence, Spencer Academies Trust schools include primary, secondary and sixth form provision.
