John Flamsteed Community School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-16
Religion Does not apply
Address Derby Road
Denby
Ripley
Derbyshire
DE5 8NP
Phone 01332880260
Reference Number 142710

General Makeup

Number of pupils 834
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.28%
Girls: 50.72%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 18.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 1.6%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 22.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 79 88 167
8 81 90 171
9 83 81 164
10 89 85 174
11 79 79 158

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 91.7%
Unclassified 2.8%
White, Other 1.8%
White & Asian 1.2%
Mixed, Other 0.8%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.6%
Indian 0.4%
White & Black (African) 0.1%
African 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Asian, Other 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating As of September 2024, Ofsted no longer give a one word rating for schools. See our blog post for more details.
Last Report Date 2025-02-11
Date Report
2025-01-14 School inspectionSchool inspection, PDF - 11 February 2025
2019-03-27 Short inspectionShort inspection, PDF - 01 May 2019
2016-04-07 Academy conversion letterAcademy conversion letter, PDF - 07 April 2016
Previously as John Flamsteed Community School
2016-01-20 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 11 February 2016
2015-01-27 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 23 February 2015
2014-01-23 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 07 February 2014
2013-11-21 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 12 December 2013
2012-06-27 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 18 July 2012
2010-01-27 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 08 March 2010
2009-06-11 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 02 July 2009
2006-06-28 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 19 July 2006
2001-05-21 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 05 October 2001
2016-01-20 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 11 February 2016
2015-01-27 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 23 February 2015
2014-01-23 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 07 February 2014
2013-11-21 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 12 December 2013
2012-06-27 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 18 July 2012
2010-01-27 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 08 March 2010
2009-06-11 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 02 July 2009
2006-06-28 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 19 July 2006
2001-05-21 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 05 October 2001

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 60.9% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 74.4% Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 164 8
Third Preference 45 1
From another Local Authority 1 0

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