John Flamsteed Community School, Ripley

In 2026, pupils at John Flamsteed Community School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 48.4, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.2 in Derbyshire and 47 across England.

50% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in Derbyshire and 47% in England.

That is down from 53.3 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.34: pupils made above 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 39.1, against 50.6 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 11.5 points.

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

For September 2026 entry, 161 families put John Flamsteed Community School as their first choice and 351 named it as one of their preferences, for 162 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 John Flamsteed Community School are Belper School and Sixth Form Centre (1.4 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 43.3); Heanor Gate Spencer Academy (2.4 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 43.4); The Ripley Academy (2.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.9); and The Ecclesbourne School (3.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 57.3).

John Flamsteed Community School's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

John Flamsteed Community School is one of 24 schools run by East Midlands Education Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 51.3 in 2024/25.

130 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about John Flamsteed Community School (as of September 2025): 89% would recommend the school, 87% say their child is happy there and 66% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (92%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (66%).

Of the 166 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 84% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 44% to a further education college, 7% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

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

The nearest railway station is Belper Rail Station, about 2.3 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is John Flamsteed School (adjacent), 30 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 21 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Derbyshire (50).

In 2024/25, John Flamsteed Community School issued 137 suspensions, 16.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to John Flamsteed Community School are Kilburn Infant and Nursery School (0.6 miles), Kilburn Junior School (0.6 miles), Denby Free CofE VA Primary School (0.9 miles) and Street Lane Primary School (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.