Primary school in Ripley, Derbyshire
Ripley Junior School
Poplar Avenue, Ripley, Derbyshire, DE5 3PN
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 20 June 2024.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 327
- Places
- 360
- How full
- 91% full — 327 of 360 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 164 / 163
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Amber Valley 008F, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 17%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 29%
- Households owning their home
- 45%
- Households in social housing
- 41%
- Households with no car
- 27%
- Adults economically inactive
- 44%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 7–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- EMBARK MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: David Cholerton
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Ward
- Ripley & Marehay
- Constituency
- Amber Valley
- URN
- 152074
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ripley Infant SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | — | 0 mi |
| Lons Infant SchoolCommunity school | No grade | — | 0.6 mi |
| Ripley St John's Church of England Primary School and NurseryVoluntary controlled school | Good 2024 | 64% | 0.8 mi |
| Waingroves Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 61% | 1.1 mi |
| Street Lane Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 77% | 1.1 mi |
| Codnor Community Primary School Church of England ControlledVoluntary controlled school | No grade | 70% | 1.4 mi |
| Heage Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2021 | — | 1.8 mi |
| Swanwick Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 57% | 1.9 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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