Foundation school · Derbyshire

Belper School and Sixth Form Centre

11–18Ages
1,212Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
112989URN

John O'Gaunts Way, Belper, DE56 0DA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

close to Derbyshire median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Derbyshire

255 applications for 166 places · 33rd of 45 in Derbyshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

43.3of 90

Derbyshire 43.8 England 46.0

28th of 45 in Derbyshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 20 May 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.5applications per place, Year 7

close to Derbyshire median (1.7) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

255 applications · 166 places offered · 164 named it first

2026 1.5; Derbyshire median median 1.7
2025 1.5; Derbyshire median median 1.7
2024 1.5; Derbyshire median median 1.8
2023 1.5; Derbyshire median median 1.9
2022 1.5; Derbyshire median median 1.8
2021 1.6; Derbyshire median median 1.8
2020 1.6; Derbyshire median median 2.0
2019 1.5; Derbyshire median median 1.8
2018 1.4; Derbyshire median median 1.9
2017 1.4; Derbyshire median median 2.0
2016 1.4; Derbyshire median median 1.8
2015 1.4; Derbyshire median median 1.8
2014 1.4; Derbyshire median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Derbyshire median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Derbyshire median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	166	255	1.5	164	0.99
Sep 2025	190	277	1.5	186	0.98
Sep 2024	202	293	1.5	210	1.04
Sep 2023	206	310	1.5	202	0.98
Sep 2022	204	302	1.5	193	0.95
Sep 2021	206	334	1.6	208	1.01
Sep 2020	204	330	1.6	194	0.95
Sep 2019	209	314	1.5	193	0.92
Sep 2018	207	296	1.4	203	0.98
Sep 2017	206	292	1.4	199	0.97
Sep 2016	193	264	1.4	193	1.00
Sep 2015	200	284	1.4	188	0.94
Sep 2014	209	298	1.4	191	0.91

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

207 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)43.328th of 45 in Derbyshire

Derbyshire 43.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths47%18th of 45 in Derbyshire

Derbyshire 44% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths65%

Derbyshire 65% England 66%

This school
Derbyshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.31

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	207	43.3	47%	65%	–
2024/25	207	44.3	44%	70%	–
2023/24	206	45.2	47%	72%	−0.31
2022/23	200	45.5	50%	70%	−0.36

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Belper School and Sixth Form CentreThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 43.3Attainment 8
John Flamsteed Community School
2.2 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 48.4Attainment 8
The Ripley Academy
4.8 km · Derbyshire

Standards maintained2025

1.5applications per place 42.9Attainment 8
The Ecclesbourne School
5.1 km · Derbyshire

Good2023

1.6applications per place 57.3Attainment 8
Heanor Gate Spencer Academy
6.0 km · Derbyshire

Outstanding2023

1.7applications per place 43.4Attainment 8
Swanwick Hall School
6.6 km · Derbyshire

Good2023

1.7applications per place 44.1Attainment 8
Aldercar High School
7.7 km · Derbyshire

2026

1.7applications per place 38.3Attainment 8
Allestree Woodlands School
8.5 km · Derby

Good2024

2.1applications per place 46.3Attainment 8
David Nieper Academy
9.0 km · Derbyshire

Good2022

2.0applications per place 43.2Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 112989 · 830/5404
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,402 pupils · 1,212 on roll
Free school meals: 25.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: John O'Gaunts Way, Belper, DE56 0DA
Local authority: Derbyshire · Amber Valley

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources