David Nieper Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
D48
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Alfreton, DE55 7JA
- Distance
- 2.5km away
Swanwick Hall School
Derby Road, Swanwick, Alfreton, DE55 1AE
Local ranking33rd of 45 secondary schools in Derbyshire
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1257
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 10 January 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 44.1 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 37.1% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 61.4% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 197
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 92.0%
- Continued in education
- 81.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 8.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 91.0%
- Higher education
- 62.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 9.0%
- Employment
- 20.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C-
Avg A-Level Grade
25.7
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
27.1
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
59
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 5.6% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 28.7
- 16-18 Cohort
- 138
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1095
- Boys
- 493 (48%)
- Girls
- 532 (52%)
- Capacity
- 1257 (82% full)
- SEND
- 19.2%
- FSM Eligible
- 40.9%
- EAL
- 4.0%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.3%
- SEN Support
- 15.9%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.8:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 58.5
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,418/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 9.4% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 25.6% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 91.1%
- White Other: 4.1%
- Black African: 1.1%
- Mixed Other: 0.7%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.6%
- Asian Indian: 0.6%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.4%
- Asian Other: 0.4%
91.1%
White British
4.1%
White Other
1.1%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Derby Road
Alfreton, East Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 142741
- UKPRN
- 10056067
- Establishment No.
- 4000
- Trust
- THE TWO COUNTIES TRUST
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