OFSTED
5 February 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
4 February 2020
Graded inspection
Good
Published
8 March 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Derbyshire
Trust
EAST MIDLANDS EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
920
920 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
457
49.7% of pupils
Male pupils
463
50.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
5.0 pts
above England
School
29.8%
Amber Valley
28.2%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.5 pts
below England
School
2.8%
Amber Valley
3.5%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.8 pts
below England
School
0.2%
Amber Valley
0.2%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
89.2%
821
Unclassified
1.7%
16
Any other Asian background
1.3%
12
White and Black Caribbean
1.3%
12
Any other White background
1.2%
11
African
0.9%
8
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
15.2%
140 of
920 pupils
5.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.5 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.1 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
44.5
5.3 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.21 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.74%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.52 pts
higher than
England
School
7.74%
Amber Valley
5.38%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
20.24%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.43 pts
higher than
England
School
20.24%
Amber Valley
11.77%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.10%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.29 pts
higher than
England
School
4.10%
Amber Valley
1.16%
East Midlands
1.72%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
82.4%
9.9 pts
below England
The Ripley Academy
82.4%
Amber Valley
95.2%
East Midlands
94.2%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.