Belper School and Sixth Form Centre, Belper

In 2026, pupils at Belper School and Sixth Form Centre averaged an Attainment 8 score of 43.3, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.2 in Derbyshire and 47 across England.

47% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in Derbyshire and 47% in England.

That is down from 44.3 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.31: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 32.6, against 46.7 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 14.1 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Art and Design.

For September 2026 entry, 164 families put Belper School and Sixth Form Centre as their first choice and 255 named it as one of their preferences, for 166 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Belper School and Sixth Form Centre are John Flamsteed Community School (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.4); The Ripley Academy (3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.9); The Ecclesbourne School (3.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 57.3); and Heanor Gate Spencer Academy (3.7 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 43.4).

Belper School and Sixth Form Centre's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

137 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Belper School and Sixth Form Centre (as of September 2025): 85% would recommend the school, 85% say their child is happy there and 74% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (89%); the weakest, that the school supports their child's wider development (74%).

Of the 206 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 82% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 46% to a further education college, 5% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Of the 69 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 48% went on to university or other higher education, 12% to apprenticeships and 16% into work. 18% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

1.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 87 pupils (7.2%) received SEN support and 54 (4.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Belper Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

20 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is School Bus Park (adjacent), 60 metres away.

In 2024/25, Belper School and Sixth Form Centre issued 190 suspensions, 16 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 3 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Belper School and Sixth Form Centre are Pottery Primary School (0.2 miles), St John's CofE Primary School and Nursery (0.6 miles), Herbert Strutt Primary School (0.9 miles) and St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy (1.1 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.