Ripley Junior School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Poplar Avenue
 Ripley
 Derbyshire DE5 3PN
Telephone: 01773 742281

School Type

Phase: Primary (ages 7-11)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2025
History: This school arose from Ripley Junior School
Trust: Embark Multi Academy Trust
Sponsor: Embark Multi Academy Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mr David Cholerton (since September 2025 – came from Hollygirt School)
Previous Headteacher: Sarah Woodward
Sex: Mixed
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 45.3% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 24.8%
Local child deprivation rate: 14.0% (2km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 8.0%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 8.5%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 3.4km
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Authority: Derbyshire
Constituency: Amber Valley
Electoral Ward: Ripley & Marehay
School Number: 8302201

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 5th June 2018 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Ripley Infant School (0.2km) show on map
  2. Ripley Nursery School (0.4km) show on map
  3. Ripley St John's Church of England Primary Sc... (1.1km) show on map
  4. Lons Infant School (1.1km) show on map
  5. The Ripley Academy (1.1km) show on map
  6. Waingroves Primary School (1.5km) show on map
  7. Street Lane Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  8. Codnor Community Primary School Church of Eng... (2.2km) show on map
  9. Heage Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  10. John Flamsteed Community School (3.0km) show on map
  11. Swanwick Primary School (3.2km) show on map
  12. Loscoe CofE Primary School and Nursery (3.3km) show on map
  13. Denby Free CofE VA Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  14. Swanwick Hall School (3.4km) show on map
  15. Swanwick School and Sports College (3.6km) show on map
  16. Belper School and Sixth Form Centre (3.7km) show on map
  17. Riddings Infant and Nursery School (4.0km) show on map
  18. Pottery Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  19. Riddings Junior School (4.1km) show on map
  20. Kilburn Infant and Nursery School (4.3km) show on map
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  25. Ironville and Codnor Park Primary School (4.6km) show on map
  26. Somerlea Park Junior School (4.7km) show on map
  27. Somercotes Infant and Nursery School (4.8km) show on map
  28. Corfield CofE Infant School (4.9km) show on map
  29. Ambergate Primary School (4.9km) show on map
  30. Langley Mill Academy (5.0km) show on map
  31. Horsley Woodhouse Primary School (5.0km) show on map
  32. Aldercar High School (5.0km) show on map
  33. Herbert Strutt Primary School (5.0km) show on map
  34. St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy (5.1km) show on map
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Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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