Ripley St John's Church of England Primary School and Nursery

School overview

Ripley St John's Church of England Primary School and Nursery is a primary school serving Ripley, Derbyshire, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school with a Church of England religious character. It has 370 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. 64% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 2.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 28% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 15% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Ripley St John's Church of England Primary School and Nursery their first choice was offered one of its 50 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 5.6%. There are about 22.0 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 38% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. Ripley St John's Church of England Primary School and Nursery does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.