Ripley Infant School
Kirk Close, Ripley, DE5 3RY
157 pupils · 87% of 180 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Free school meals
- 40.1%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 30 January 2024, published 6 March 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.95 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 44 | 42 | 107 | 44 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 51 | 50 | 89 | 51 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 51 | 50 | 97 | 51 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 44 | 44 | 90 | 44 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 47 | 47 | 103 | 47 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 48 | 48 | 105 | 48 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 54 | 52 | 107 | 53 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 53 | 52 | 102 | 53 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Ripley Junior School 0.1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Lons Infant School 1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Ripley St John's Church of England Primary School and Nursery 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Waingroves Primary School 1.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Street Lane Primary School 1.8 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Codnor Community Primary School Church of England Controlled 2.3 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.