The Ripley Academy

How places are decided at The Ripley Academy

The Ripley Academy: key facts

What did Ofsted judge The Ripley Academy's ungraded inspection to be?

Ofsted judged The Ripley Academy's ungraded inspection as Standards maintained at its inspection in February 2020 (no grade issued), on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend The Ripley Academy?

The Ripley Academy has 920 pupils on roll.

What ages does The Ripley Academy take?

The Ripley Academy admits pupils aged 11 to 18.

Where is The Ripley Academy located?

The Ripley Academy is located in Ripley, DE5 3JQ, Derbyshire.

How do I apply to The Ripley Academy?

The Ripley Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.

How are Year 7 places decided at The Ripley Academy?

When The Ripley Academy has more applications than places for 2024-25, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — Children who are looked after, or who have been previously looked after, by the local authority, including those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted, in accordance with the School Admissions Code 2021, which states admissions authorities must give highest priority to this group of children. Further details can be found under the 'Definitions' section in this policy. Children who have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. This also includes children who were previously looked after in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland; 2. Catchment area children (with sibling priority within) — Children who permanently reside within the normal areas of Ripley Junior School, Waingroves Primary School, St John's C of E Primary School and Codnor Community Primary School at the time of application and admission to the school. Places will be allocated in the first instance to children who, at the time of admission, will have a sibling attending the school in years 7-11. Followed by those who do not have siblings currently at the school; 3. Attending linked schools but living outside catchment — Children attending Ripley Junior School, Waingroves Primary School, St John's C of E School or Codnor Primary School, but not living in the normal areas served by those schools, and 1 further criteria. 176 places were offered at this entry point for 2024-25. Tie-break: When in the case of b, c & d above, choices have to be made between children satisfying the same criteria, those children living nearest to the school (measured by straight line distance) will be given preference. In the event of the need for a tie breaker in any of the over-subscription criteria listed in this policy, random allocation will be used. If a child is offered a place as a result of random allocation yet also has a sibling of the same age seeking a place and residing at the same address, the sibling will also be offered a place.

What is the largest ethnic background at The Ripley Academy?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 89.2% of pupils at The Ripley Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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