Ripley Junior School
Primary · Ripley · DE5 3PN
Data updated
Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection
Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.
Inspected 20 June 2024
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327 pupils · 91% of 360 capacity (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Academy converter
- Age range
- 7–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 45.3% of pupils (January 2026)
- URN
- 152074
In figures
An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 20 June 2024 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 6.5% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 92% (Derbyshire 87%, England 60%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Derbyshire 1%, England 2%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Derbyshire 1%, England 3%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Derbyshire 1%, England 3%) · White Gypsy/Roma 1% (Derbyshire 0%, England 0%) · Black African 1% (Derbyshire 1%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Derbyshire 1%, England 1%) · Any other White background 1% (Derbyshire 3%, England 7%) · White Traveller of Irish heritage 1% (Derbyshire 0%, England 0%) · other groups together 1%
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)
Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms · how absence is measured
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 16.5% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 29.2% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 16.2% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 29.2% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 41.4% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 46% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 41.4% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 12.4% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 10.5% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 3.7% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 8.4% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 27.2% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01019463 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £190,000329 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £158,000–£255,000the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
Homes around this school are cheaper than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.
Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Roads around the school
- Child pedestrian casualties
- 0an urban school averages 2.0
- Collisions at school-run times
- 3an urban school averages 5.7
- All reported collisions
- 8an urban school averages 30.5
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 1an urban school averages 6.1
A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted