Belper School and Sixth Form CentreThe Ecclesbourne School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Belper.
Summary of the comparison
Belper School and Sixth Form Centre and The Ecclesbourne School are secondary schools in Belper.
Belper School and Sixth Form Centre scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average) and The Ecclesbourne School scores 69 out of 100 (grade C, average). The Ecclesbourne School is ahead on our composite score.
Belper School and Sixth Form Centre was judged the expected standard and The Ecclesbourne School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 44.3 for Belper School and Sixth Form Centre and 58.3 for The Ecclesbourne School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Belper School and Sixth Form Centre (45.6 in 2021-22, 44.3 in 2024-25) and has fallen at The Ecclesbourne School (60.8 in 2021-22, 58.3 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BelperBelper School and Sixth Form Centre | BelperThe Ecclesbourne School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C55/100 | C69/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 23rd of 45 in Derbyshire | 3rd of 45 in Derbyshire Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Foundation school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,186 | 1,576 | |
| Capacity | 1,402 | 1,603 | |
| Location | Belper, DE56 0DA | Belper, DE56 4GS | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 44.3 | 58.3 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 44.4% | 71.0% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 69.6% | 86.1% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 41.5% | 64.7% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.96 | 5.40 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 207 | 238 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 72 | 170 | |
| A-level average points | 30.5 | 39.1 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C | B | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 31.7 | 40.0 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 8.3% | 29.1% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,186 | 1,576 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 21.6% | 8.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 1.3% | 1.1% | |
| SEN support | 17.4% | 8.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.2% | 1.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.1% | 5.8% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 20.4% | 12.4% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Belper School and Sixth Form Centre
The Ecclesbourne School
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