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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| 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 |
Inspection history
- 5 February 2025Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 4 February 2020Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry222 applications · 149 places offered · 149 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 1.6; Derbyshire median median 1.9
- 2022 1.7; Derbyshire median median 1.8
- 2021 1.6; Derbyshire median median 1.8
- 2020 1.8; Derbyshire median median 2.0
- 2019 1.7; Derbyshire median median 1.8
- 2018 1.9; Derbyshire median median 1.9
- 2017 1.8; Derbyshire median median 2.0
- 2016 1.7; Derbyshire median median 1.8
- 2015 2.0; Derbyshire median median 1.8
- 2014 1.8; Derbyshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
- This school
- Derbyshire median
Dashed bars: as Mill Hill School (URN 113001), the previous school.
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 | 149 | 222 | 1.5 | 149 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 156 | 230 | 1.5 | 156 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 176 | 261 | 1.5 | 187 | 1.06 |
| Sep 2023 | 166 | 264 | 1.6 | 165 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2022 | 159 | 267 | 1.7 | 156 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2021 | 170 | 276 | 1.6 | 166 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2020 | 112 | 197 | 1.8 | 108 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2019 | 119 | 204 | 1.7 | 120 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2018 | 110 | 207 | 1.9 | 110 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 | 115 | 206 | 1.8 | 115 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 | 117 | 199 | 1.7 | 115 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2015 | 109 | 217 | 2.0 | 108 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2014 * | 118 | 212 | 1.8 | 117 | 0.99 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 173 | 42.9 | 36% | 64% | – |
| 2024/25 | 117 | 44.5 | 43% | 64% | – |
| 2023/24 | 125 | 44.8 | 46% | 66% | −0.21 |
| 2022/23 | 115 | 42.0 | 44% | 59% | −0.31 |
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
- The Ripley AcademyThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20251.5applications per place 42.9Attainment 8
- 3.2 km · DerbyshireGood20231.7applications per place 44.1Attainment 8
- 3.9 km · DerbyshireGraded · no overall grade20252.2applications per place 48.4Attainment 8
- 4.0 km · Derbyshire20261.7applications per place 38.3Attainment 8
- 4.0 km · DerbyshireOutstanding20231.7applications per place 43.4Attainment 8
- 4.8 km · DerbyshireGraded · no overall grade20251.5applications per place 43.3Attainment 8
- 5.5 km · DerbyshireGood20222.0applications per place 43.2Attainment 8
- 6.1 km · NottinghamshireGood20241.7applications per place 40.3Attainment 8
- 6.5 km · NottinghamshireStandards maintained20251.9applications per place 40.1Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 141259 · 830/5416
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,116 pupils · 920 on roll
- Free school meals
- 30.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2014
- Replaced
- Mill Hill School (URN 113001)
- Address
- Peasehill, Ripley, DE5 3JQ
- Local authority
- Derbyshire · Amber Valley
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources