64%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
43%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
44.5
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
25%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
444.9
EBacc APS · 2024/25
900
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
20%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 04/02/2020
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityDerbyshire
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio14.8:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of The Ripley Academy · Secondary with sixth form · Derbyshire
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
64%
-2pp
73%66%59%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 64%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
43%
-4pp
49%46%43%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 43%
Attainment 8
44.5
-0.3
48.045.042.0
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 44.5
EBacc entry
25%
-2pp
33%25%17%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 25%
EBacc APS
444.9
-44.4
489.3455.0420.7
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 444.9
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
28.4
+2.9
28.424.119.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 28.4
A-level value added
-0.26
+0.3
-0.2-0.3-0.5
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · -0.3
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
7%
-2pp
27%17%7%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 7%
Average A-level grade
C
0
CC-D
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · C
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
900
Pupil : teacher ratio
14.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
35%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
20%
Contact
Address
Peasehill, Ripley, DE5 3JQ
Local authority
Derbyshire
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 64% | 43% | 44.5 | Not applicable | 25% | 444.9 | 25% | 900 |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 46% | 44.8 | -0.21 | 27% | 489.3 | 29% | 873 |
| 2022/23 | 59% | 43% | 42.0 | -0.31 | 25% | 420.7 | 26% | 841 |
| 2021/22 | 73% | 49% | 48.0 | -0.10 | 33% | 470.4 | 33% | 799 |
| 2018/19 | 71% | 46% | 47.7 | +0.09 | 17% | 459.2 | 17% | 668 |
| 2017/18 | 49% | 30% | 38.7 | -0.42 | 28% | 302.0 | 28% | 668 |
| 2016/17 | 46% | 20% | 38.2 | -0.50 | 71% | — | 73% | 643 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 28.4 | C | -0.26 | 7% | 61 |
| 2023/24 | 25.5 | C- | -0.53 | 10% | 70 |
| 2022/23 | 24.5 | D+ | — | 6% | 68 |
| 2021/22 | 26.1 | C- | — | 27% | 59 |
| 2018/19 | 19.8 | D | -0.24 | 12% | 46 |
| 2017/18 | 19.1 | D | -0.25 | 0% | 52 |
| 2016/17 | 22.1 | D+ | -0.15 | 0% | 62 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 900 | 16.7 | 14% | 3% | 35% | 8% | 20% |
| 2023/24 | 873 | 16.4 | 8% | 3% | 35% | 9% | 23% |
| 2022/23 | 841 | 17.4 | 8% | 2% | 36% | 9% | 25% |
| 2021/22 | 799 | 17.2 | 5% | 2% | 34% | 8% | 21% |
| 2020/21 | 724 | 18.0 | 4% | 1% | 31% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 668 | 16.6 | 6% | 1% | 36% | 5% | 9% |
| 2017/18 | — | 15.3 | — | — | — | 5% | 11% |
| 2016/17 | 643 | 13.2 | 7% | 1% | 35% | 5% | 13% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.