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

Type Primary / Voluntary controlled school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Church of England
Address Dannah Street
Ripley
Derbyshire
DE5 3BD
Phone 01773742457
Reference Number 112849

Ripley St John's Church of England Primary School and Nursery continues to demonstrate good performance overall. The school is characterized by its inclusive and supportive environment, where pupils feel safe and are encouraged to develop both academically and personally. Parents express strong satisfaction with the school's community-centric approach, highlighting its effective leadership and engaging curriculum, which is responsive to the needs of all pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

General Makeup

Number of pupils 370
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.73%
Girls: 50.27%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 36.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 5.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24.6
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 18.5
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 26.6

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 29 16 45
2 20 21 41
3 24 33 57
4 29 25 54
5 22 24 46
6 27 28 55

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 81.4%
African 3.2%
White, Other 2.7%
White & Asian 2.7%
Unclassified 1.9%
White & Black (African) 1.9%
Asian, Other 1.6%
Indian 1.1%
Mixed, Other 1.1%
Chinese 0.8%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.5%
Caribbean 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 12 Jun 2024
Date Report
12 Jun 2024 School inspection
22 Jan 2019 Short inspection
10 Nov 2015 Full inspection:
08 Nov 2013 Monitoring visit
18 Sep 2013 Full inspection:
21 Nov 2011 Full inspection:
24 Jun 2010 Curriculum and development visit
15 Oct 2008 Full inspection:
31 Jan 2005 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Exceptional promotion of pupils' spiritual, social, moral, and cultural development.
  • Strong culture of reading with a well-resourced library.
  • Effective early years education that prepares children well for Year 1.
  • Positive staff morale and a united team committed to pupil success.
  • Strong subject knowledge among teachers leading to engaging lessons.
  • Well-supported pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.

Areas for Improvement

  • Teachers occasionally move on to new learning before ensuring all pupils understand.
  • Inconsistent staff expectations regarding spelling accuracy.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 64%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 15%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 105
Maths 106

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 0.7
Writing 1.4
Maths 0.5

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 10 0
Third Preference 8 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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