Academy converter · Derbyshire

Waingroves Primary School

4–11Ages
213Pupils
PrimaryPhase
148018URN

Waingroves Road, Ripley, DE5 9TD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJul 2015

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

close to Derbyshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Derbyshire

58 applications for 27 places · 66th of 184 in Derbyshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

61%met the expected standard

Derbyshire 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJul 2015

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2023

Inspection history

13 July 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
1 July 2015
Graded inspection: Good · as Waingroves Primary School, URN 112704

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, Reception

close to Derbyshire median (2.0) close to England median (2.2)

58 applications · 27 places offered · 26 named it first

2026 2.2; Derbyshire median median 2.0
2025 2.5; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2024 1.9; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2023 2.9; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2022 2.4; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2021 2.6; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2020 2.7; Derbyshire median median 2.2; as the previous school
2019 2.5; Derbyshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2018 2.4; Derbyshire median median 2.2; as the previous school
2017 2.7; Derbyshire median median 2.2; as the previous school
2016 2.8; Derbyshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 3.0; Derbyshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 2.8; Derbyshire median median 2.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Derbyshire median in 5 of 6 years.

This school
Derbyshire median

Dashed bars: as Waingroves Primary School (URN 112704), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, 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	27	58	2.2	26	0.96
Sep 2025	29	72	2.5	29	1.00
Sep 2024	35	65	1.9	39	1.11
Sep 2023	26	76	2.9	24	0.92
Sep 2022	31	74	2.4	31	1.00
Sep 2021	26	67	2.6	26	1.00
Sep 2020 *	35	95	2.7	35	1.00
Sep 2019 *	30	76	2.5	32	1.07
Sep 2018 *	24	57	2.4	23	0.96
Sep 2017 *	28	76	2.7	27	0.96
Sep 2016 *	25	69	2.8	25	1.00
Sep 2015 *	30	90	3.0	35	1.17
Sep 2014 *	30	83	2.8	40	1.33

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 71% · Maths 71% → all three 61% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard61%122nd of 245 in Derbyshire

Derbyshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard84%

Derbyshire 76% England 78%

Higher standard45%

Derbyshire 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Derbyshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth16%

Derbyshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Derbyshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard29%

Derbyshire 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

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Derbyshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	61%	13%	107	106
2023/24	56%	9%	105	105
2022/23	65%	13%	107	106

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

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

Waingroves Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Codnor Community Primary School Church of England Controlled
0.6 km · Derbyshire

2026

1.6applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Ripley St John's Church of England Primary School and Nursery
1.2 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2024

1.5applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Ripley Junior School
1.7 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2024
Ripley Infant School
1.8 km · Derbyshire

Good2024

2.4applications per place
Loscoe CofE Primary School and Nursery
2.1 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Lons Infant School
2.2 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.1applications per place
Street Lane Primary School
3.0 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2022

3.5applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Howitt Primary Community School
3.1 km · Derbyshire

Good2023

1.6applications per place 55%met the SATs standard

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 148018 · 830/2371
Trust: Embark Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 245 pupils · 213 on roll
Free school meals: 20.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 December 2020
Replaced: Waingroves Primary School (URN 112704)
Address: Waingroves Road, Ripley, DE5 9TD
Local authority: Derbyshire · Amber Valley

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources