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Ripley Junior School

Community school · Ripley · DE5 3PN

Ages 7–11 · 336 pupils · Derbyshire

KS2 expected (RWM)

43%

Overall absence

6.4%

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)43%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)16.2%
Unauthorised2.1%
Authorised absence
4.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.2%
Enrolments in measure
345

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (16 Jan 2025).

Capacity fill93%

336 pupils · 360 places

Pupils on roll
336
Boys / girls
176 / 160
School capacity
360
Capacity fill
336 / 360 (93%)
Free school meals
44.3%
FSM pupils
149
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 7–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr David Cholerton

Location

Address
Poplar Avenue
Postcode
DE5 3PN
Town
Ripley
County
Derbyshire
Local authority
Derbyshire
District
Amber Valley
Constituency
Amber Valley
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 7–11, in Ripley, Derbyshire, 336 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 44.3%.

Open schools in Ripley
11
Primary schools in Ripley
8
Academies among open schools in Ripley
45% (5)
Open schools in DE5
11
Primary in DE5
8
Open schools in Derbyshire LA
454
Primary in Derbyshire LA
354

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in RipleyNear DE5

  • Ripley Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Ripley · DE5 3PN · Derbyshire

    Ages 7–11

    0.0 miles away

  • Ripley Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Ripley · DE5 3RY · Derbyshire

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence7.1%

    0.0 miles away

  • Lons Infant School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Ripley · DE5 3SE · Derbyshire

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence4.5%

    0.6 miles away

  • Waingroves Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Ripley · DE5 9TD · Derbyshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS265%
    • Absence5.3%

    1.1 miles away

  • Street Lane Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Ripley · DE5 8NE · Derbyshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS285%
    • Absence3.7%

    1.1 miles away

  • Heage Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Belper · DE56 2AL · Derbyshire

    Ages 4–11

    1.8 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mr David Cholerton

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