David Nieper Academy, Alfreton

In 2026, pupils at David Nieper Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 43.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.2 in Derbyshire and 47 across England.

36% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in Derbyshire and 47% in England.

That is up from 41 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.55: pupils made well 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 33.9, against 50.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 16.5 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Art and Design.

For September 2026 entry, 166 families put David Nieper Academy as their first choice and 296 named it as one of their preferences, for 149 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 18 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to David Nieper Academy are Swanwick Hall School (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44.1); Frederick Gent School (2.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 41.5); Tibshelf Community School (3.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.9); and The Ripley Academy (3.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.9).

David Nieper Academy's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

David Nieper Academy is one of 4 schools run by Christopher Nieper Education Trust, an academy trust.

Of the 132 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 83% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 46% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Of the 27 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 37% went on to university or other higher education and 37% into work.

44.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 4.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 116 pupils (14.3%) received SEN support and 50 (6.2%) 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 autism.

The nearest railway station is Alfreton Rail Station, about 1180 metres away (roughly a 15-minute walk).

16 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Sir David Nieper Academy (adjacent), 200 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 111 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Derbyshire (50), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, David Nieper Academy issued 169 suspensions, 20.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to David Nieper Academy are Woodbridge Junior School (under 0.1 miles), Croft Infant School (0.1 miles), Leys Junior School (0.5 miles) and Copthorne Community Infant School (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.