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Overview
SCHOOL PROFILE

Ripley Junior School

Primary Academy converter URN 152074
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 360 Published school capacity
Capacity used 90.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 7 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

20 June 2024
Latest published outcome School remains Good
Published 22 July 2024 View Ofsted record
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Derbyshire
Trust EMBARK MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 327 327 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 164 50.2% of pupils
Male pupils 163 49.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

45.3%
20.5 pts above England
School 45.3%
Amber Valley 28.2%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

0.9%
19.4 pts below England
School 0.9%
Amber Valley 3.5%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.6%
0.4 pts below England
School 0.6%
Amber Valley 0.2%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
91.7%
300
White and Black Caribbean
1.8%
6
Any other Mixed background
0.9%
3
Any other ethnic group
0.9%
3
Gypsy / Roma
0.9%
3
African
0.6%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 19.3% 63 of 327 pupils
1.6 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 19.3%
Amber Valley 20.5%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 13.5% 44 pupils
England 14.8% 1.3 pts below
EHC plans 5.8% 19 pupils
England 6.0% 0.2 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 25
Autistic spectrum disorder 14
Speech, language & communication 11
Moderate learning difficulty 6
Specific learning difficulty 3
No specialist assessment yet 2

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.

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

90.8% 2.6 pts above England
Ripley Junior School
90.8%
Amber Valley
83.4%
East Midlands
86.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information