Academy converter · Derbyshire

John Flamsteed Community School

11–16Ages
850Pupils
SecondaryPhase
142710URN

Derby Road, Denby, Ripley, DE5 8NP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 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

2.2per place

0.4 above Derbyshire median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Derbyshire

351 applications for 162 places · 11th of 45 in Derbyshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

48.4of 90

Derbyshire 43.8 England 46.0

14th of 45 in Derbyshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 14 January 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

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

2.2applications per place, Year 7

0.4 above Derbyshire median (1.7) close to England median (2.2)

351 applications · 162 places offered · 161 named it first

2026 2.2; Derbyshire median median 1.7
2025 2.2; Derbyshire median median 1.7
2024 2.2; Derbyshire median median 1.8
2023 2.5; Derbyshire median median 1.9
2022 2.5; Derbyshire median median 1.8
2021 2.5; Derbyshire median median 1.8
2020 2.4; Derbyshire median median 2.0
2019 2.4; Derbyshire median median 1.8
2018 2.3; Derbyshire median median 1.9
2017 2.3; Derbyshire median median 2.0
2016 3.0; Derbyshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 3.1; Derbyshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 2.9; Derbyshire median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Derbyshire median in 10 of 10 years.

This school
Derbyshire median

Dashed bars: as John Flamsteed Community School (URN 112948), 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	162	351	2.2	161	0.99
Sep 2025	170	370	2.2	160	0.94
Sep 2024	166	372	2.2	145	0.87
Sep 2023	165	413	2.5	155	0.94
Sep 2022	172	422	2.5	165	0.96
Sep 2021	177	436	2.5	182	1.03
Sep 2020	178	419	2.4	194	1.09
Sep 2019	177	431	2.4	174	0.98
Sep 2018	176	407	2.3	177	1.01
Sep 2017	153	344	2.3	149	0.97
Sep 2016 *	103	304	3.0	102	0.99
Sep 2015 *	104	325	3.1	100	0.96
Sep 2014 *	111	325	2.9	117	1.05

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

173 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)48.414th of 45 in Derbyshire

Derbyshire 43.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths50%10th of 45 in Derbyshire

Derbyshire 44% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths68%

Derbyshire 65% England 66%

This school
Derbyshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.34

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	173	48.4	50%	68%	–
2024/25	156	53.3	61%	79%	–
2023/24	166	51.4	60%	76%	+0.34
2022/23	170	51.2	55%	77%	+0.16

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

John Flamsteed Community SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 48.4Attainment 8
Belper School and Sixth Form Centre
2.2 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 43.3Attainment 8
Heanor Gate Spencer Academy
3.9 km · Derbyshire

Outstanding2023

1.7applications per place 43.4Attainment 8
The Ripley Academy
3.9 km · Derbyshire

Standards maintained2025

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

Good2023

1.6applications per place 57.3Attainment 8
Aldercar High School
5.8 km · Derbyshire

2026

1.7applications per place 38.3Attainment 8
Swanwick Hall School
6.6 km · Derbyshire

Good2023

1.7applications per place 44.1Attainment 8
Hall Park Academy
7.7 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2024

1.7applications per place 40.3Attainment 8
Allestree Woodlands School
8.5 km · Derby

Good2024

2.1applications per place 46.3Attainment 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: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 142710 · 830/4172
Trust: East Midlands Education Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 600 pupils · 850 on roll
Free school meals: 21.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2016
Replaced: John Flamsteed Community School (URN 112948)
Address: Derby Road, Denby, Ripley, DE5 8NP
Local authority: Derbyshire · Amber Valley

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