The Ripley Academy
Secondary school in Ripley, Derbyshire. Standards maintained (Feb 2025).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 4 February 2020, report published 8 March 2020, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Since then: ungraded inspection
Inspected 5 February 2025, report published 16 March 2025.
Standards maintained
An ungraded inspection is a shorter visit to check that a school is still at the grade it was given at its last full inspection. It doesn’t award a new grade. More about ungraded inspections.
Next inspection: around February 2029
The last inspection was in February 2025. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2030 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby secondary schools
- 2.0 milesSwanwick Hall School
Good (Jan 2023)
- 2.4 milesJohn Flamsteed Community School
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Jan 2025)
- 2.5 milesAldercar High School
Report card, Apr 2026: 3 expected, 4 needs attention
- 2.5 milesHeanor Gate Spencer Academy
Outstanding (Jun 2023)
- 3.0 milesBelper School and Sixth Form Centre
No overall grade. Quality of education good (May 2025)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.