John Flamsteed Community School
Ripley, DE5 8NP · Derbyshire · secondary school
2nd of 45 secondary schools in Derbyshire we can score. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Its results hold up when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — 8.2/10 against 922 of them, against 8.0/10 nationally. So this is not simply a reflection of who attends. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 60.9 · 83 | 46% | 3.84 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | 0.34 · 75 | 38% | 2.89 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 53.3 · 81 | 15% | 1.25 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. In 2024/25, 60.9% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 53.3, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was +0.34 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did better than those nationally who started from the same place. Its results hold up when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds, so they are not simply a reflection of who attends (8.2 out of 10 against similar schools, 8.0 out of 10 against all schools).
Getting in. The school has 834 pupils in a capacity of 600, meaning it is over capacity by 234. The school is over its stated capacity, so places are competitive.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school manage class sizes with 234 more pupils than its stated capacity? What support is available for pupils who need to catch up on progress? How does the school ensure all students have access to extracurricular activities despite the high pupil-to-place ratio?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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