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The Ripley Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Peasehill, Ripley DE5 3JQ · ripleyacademy.org · 01773 746334
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2020
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 44.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Derbyshire 45, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 920
- 82% of 1,116 places
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 30.9%
- First language not English
- 2.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 149 families put the school first and 149 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 149 | 149 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 156 | 156 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 176 | 187 | 1.1▲ | 94% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 166 | 165 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 159 | 156 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.5, and 42.7% 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 (28.4 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●44.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼42.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ●64.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼24.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.80 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 28.8 | −11.4 |
| Sixth form college | 3.2 | +2.3 |
| Further education | 44.8 | +14.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 11.2 | +3.2 |
| Employment | 2.4 | −3.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.6 | −1.5 |
| Activity not captured | 4 | −0.5 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47 students | C (28.4) | Below average -0.26 | |
| 47 students | C (29.2) | Average -0.19 | |
| 25 students | Dist- (32.9) | Above average +0.30 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 51 | C- (25.5) | -0.53 |
| 2022/23 | 62 | D+ (24.5) | — |
| 2021/22 | 53 | C- (26.1) | — |
| 2018/19 | 41 | D (19.8) | -0.24 |
| 2017/18 | 43 | D (19.1) | -0.25 |
| 2016/17 | 51 | D+ (22.2) | -0.15 |
| 2015/16 | 83 | D+ (22.4) | -0.21 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 34.8 | −6.3 |
| Further education | 3.1 | −0.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 15.2 | +6.3 |
| Employment | 34.8 | +6.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10.6 | −3.7 |
| Activity not captured | 1.5 | −2.1 |
Ofsted
The Ripley Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 4 February 2020, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework. An ungraded inspection in Feb 2025 found: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 4 Feb 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2020Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
- Oct 2018Monitoring visitEffective action
Jun 2017Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Oct 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
67% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (93 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 67%
- Replies
- 93
- 10% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 55% who had a child bullied
based on 25 parents (27%) with SEND