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John Flamsteed Community School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Derby Road, Denby, Ripley DE5 8NP · jfcs.org.uk · 01332 880260
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 53.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Derbyshire 45, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 850
- 250 over 600 places · 142%
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 21.9%
- First language not English
- 1.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 161 families put the school first and 162 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 | 162 | 161 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 170 | 160 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 166 | 145 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 165 | 155 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 172 | 165 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 53.3, and 60.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Derbyshire it was 45, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲53.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲60.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲78.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼29.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.73 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 112948)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 30.1 | −2.6 |
| Sixth form college | 10.2 | −1.8 |
| Further education | 44 | +6 |
| Apprenticeship | 7.2 | +0.5 |
| Employment | 2.4 | −1.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.8 | +1.5 |
| Activity not captured | 1.2 | −0.8 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected John Flamsteed Community School on 14 January 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 14 Jan 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Mar 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Jan 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Nov 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (130 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 130
- 16% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 41% who had a child bullied
based on 38 parents (29%) with SEND