The Ecclesbourne School, Belper

In 2026, pupils at The Ecclesbourne School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 57.3, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.2 in Derbyshire and 47 across England.

68% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in Derbyshire and 47% in England.

That is down from 58.3 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.41: 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 43.8, against 58.6 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 14.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were History, Physics and Biology.

For September 2026 entry, 229 families put The Ecclesbourne School as their first choice and 393 named it as one of their preferences, for 239 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 The Ecclesbourne School are Allestree Woodlands School (2.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.3); Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy (2.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.4); Belper School and Sixth Form Centre (3.1 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 43.3); and John Flamsteed Community School (3.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.4).

The Ecclesbourne School's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Of the 238 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 93% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 16% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 0% into work.

Of the 209 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 55% went on to university or other higher education, 11% to apprenticeships and 21% into work. 31% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 1.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (86%) and Mixed (6%).

In 2026, 147 pupils (9.2%) received SEN support and 29 (1.8%) 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 a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Duffield (Ecclesbourne Valley Railway), about 370 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).

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

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood The Ecclesbourne School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 15 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, other theft and burglary. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Derbyshire (50).

In 2024/25, The Ecclesbourne School issued 70 suspensions, 4.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to The Ecclesbourne School are Duffield the Meadows Primary School (0.3 miles), William Gilbert Endowed Church of England Primary School (0.3 miles), Milford Primary School (1.3 miles) and The Curzon CofE Primary School (1.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.