John Flamsteed Community School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Derbyshire
Derby Road, Ripley, DE5 8NP
73
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 14/01/2025
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
93.0%
17.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
850
Capacity used
Over capacity142%
600 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
160 of 160 families who put it first got an offer
170
Places offered
370
Total applications
2.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 160 | 160 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 164 | 8 | ● 5% |
| 3rd preference | 45 | 1 | ● 2% |
| Later preferences | 1 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 370 | 169 | 46% |
1st preference success by year
Derbyshire lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Helen Frost-Briggs
- Address
- Derby Road, Denby, Ripley, DE5 8NP
- Phone
- 01332880260
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Ward / constituency
- Kilburn, Denby, Holbrook & Horsley · Amber Valley
- Area
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 142710
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 22% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 1% | — | — |
| SEN support | 9% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: EAST MIDLANDS EDUCATION TRUST
850 pupils · 600 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
14 January 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 858 pupils
Attendance
93.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
17.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 51.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.34 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 60% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 76% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.51 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 53.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 60.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 78.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 29.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.73 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 156 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 156 | 31% | 71% | 83% | |
| English Language | 155 | 17% | 65% | 79% | |
| English Literature | 153 | 22% | 63% | 85% | |
| Combined Science | 122 | 16% | 56% | 78% | |
| Geography | 95 | 26% | 57% | 67% | |
| History | 70 | 31% | 64% | 81% | |
| Business | 55 | 13% | 42% | 64% | |
| Design & Technology | 51 | 10% | 31% | 45% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 45 | 44% | 80% | 84% | |
| Computer Science | 44 | 20% | 55% | 66% | |
| Art and Design | 40 | 18% | 57% | 78% | |
| French | 35 | 23% | 80% | 89% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Derbyshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.