The Ripley Academy
Peasehill, Ripley, DE5 3JQ
920 pupils · 82% of 1,116 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- EAST MIDLANDS EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 30.9%
Ofsted
Good (2020) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 4 February 2020, published 8 March 2020. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 44.5 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 42.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 64.1% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 24.8% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 149 | 149 | 222 | 149 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 156 | 156 | 230 | 156 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 176 | 187 | 261 | 176 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 166 | 165 | 264 | 166 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 159 | 156 | 267 | 158 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 170 | 166 | 276 | 170 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 112 | 108 | 197 | 110 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 119 | 120 | 204 | 119 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Swanwick Hall School 3.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- John Flamsteed Community School 3.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Aldercar High School 4 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Heanor Gate Spencer Academy 4 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Belper School and Sixth Form Centre 4.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- David Nieper Academy 5.5 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.