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Belper School and Sixth Form Centre

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Foundation school

John O'Gaunts Way, Belper DE56 0DA · belperschool.co.uk · 01773 825281

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected May 2025
GCSEs, 2024/25
44.3
average Attainment 8 score. Derbyshire 45, England 46
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,212
86% of 1,402 places
Local authority
Derbyshire
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
25.8%
First language not English
1.4%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 164 families put the school first and 166 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 193 (Places 204)193September 2023: 202 (Places 206)202September 2024: 210 (Places 202)210September 2025: 186 (Places 190)186September 2026: 164 (Places 166)164Places 166
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261661641100%
September 2025Sept 20251901861100%
September 2024Sept 20242022101▲94%
September 2023Sept 20232062021100%
September 2022Sept 20222041930.9100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.3, and 44.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Derbyshire it was 45, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (30.5 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 46.7 (England 46.3)46.72017/18: 48.7 (England 46.5)48.72018/19: 49.8 (England 46.7)49.82021/22: 45.6 (England 48.8)45.62022/23: 45.5 (England 46.3)45.52023/24: 45.2 (England 45.9)45.22024/25: 44.3 (England 46.0)44.3England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
●44.346.0
●44.4%45.4%
▲69.6%64.8%
●41.5%40.5%
●3.964.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form33+2.2
Sixth form college2.4−2.8
Further education45.6+14.3
Other education0.5−1.4
Apprenticeship4.9−8.4
Employment2.4−0.4
Not in a lasting destination5.3−5.6
Activity not captured5.8+2

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 25.8 (England 30.5)C-2016/17: 24.2 (England 31.1)D+2017/18: 30.1 (England 32.1)C2018/19: 26.7 (England 32.9)C-2021/22: 32.1 (England 37.9)C+2022/23: 31.2 (England 34.2)C2023/24: 26.9 (England 34.4)C-2024/25: 30.5 (England 35.0)CEngland 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
72 studentsC (30.5)Below average -0.18
72 studentsC (30.7)Below average -0.19
24 studentsMerit (25.1)Average -0.28
8.3%AAB or better
93.2%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2460C- (26.9)-0.24
2022/2372C (31.2)—
2021/2286C+ (32.1)—
2018/1998C- (26.7)-0.16
2017/18113C (30.1)-0.09
2016/17124D+ (24.2)-0.33
2015/16126C- (25.8)-0.34

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University47.8+0.9
Further and other education10.2+9.2
Further education5.8—
Other education4.3—
Apprenticeship11.6−9.2
Employment15.9−4.9
Not in a lasting destination7.2+3
Activity not captured7.2+0.9

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Belper School and Sixth Form Centre on 20 May 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
20 May 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formGood

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Nov 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Nov 2022Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Sixth formGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Oct 2019Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Sixth formRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2018Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Sept 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
  • Jan 2013Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement

What parents said

85% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (137 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
85%
Replies
137
12% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▼84% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●89% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼78% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼76% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼80% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼69% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing●83% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●92% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●90% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼74% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲79% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 78% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲59% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 39% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲74% agreeEngland 67%

based on 38 parents (28%) with SEND

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