Belper School and Sixth Form CentreThe Ripley Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Belper School and Sixth Form Centre and The Ripley Academy are secondary schools.
Belper School and Sixth Form Centre scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average) and The Ripley Academy scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Belper School and Sixth Form Centre is ahead on our composite score.
Belper School and Sixth Form Centre was judged the expected standard and The Ripley Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 44.3 for Belper School and Sixth Form Centre and 44.5 for The Ripley Academy.
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 Ripley Academy (48.0 in 2021-22, 44.5 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BelperBelper School and Sixth Form Centre | RipleyThe Ripley Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C55/100Stronger figure | D52/100 | |
| Local ranking | 23rd of 45 in Derbyshire Stronger figure | 28th of 45 in Derbyshire | |
| 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 | 900 | |
| Capacity | 1,402 | 1,116 | |
| Location | Belper, DE56 0DA | Ripley, DE5 3JQ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 44.3 | 44.5 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 44.4% Stronger figure | 42.7% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 69.6% Stronger figure | 64.1% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 41.5% Stronger figure | 24.8% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.96 Stronger figure | 3.80 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 207 | 117 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 72 | 47 | |
| A-level average points | 30.5 Stronger figure | 28.4 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C | C | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 31.7 Stronger figure | 28.6 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 8.3% Stronger figure | 7.4% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,186 | 900 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 21.6% | 34.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 1.3% | 2.7% | |
| SEN support | 17.4% | 11.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.2% | 3.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.1% | 7.7% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 20.4% | 20.2% 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
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