Codnor Community Primary School Church of England Controlled
Whitegates, Ripley, DE5 9QD
248 pupils · 94% of 263 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Free school meals
- 25.1%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Early years | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 10 February 2026, published 7 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 70% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 13% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 33 | 33 | 52 | 33 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 40 | 40 | 72 | 40 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 28 | 27 | 47 | 28 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 25 | 25 | 42 | 25 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 32 | 31 | 57 | 32 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 33 | 32 | 47 | 33 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 32 | 32 | 53 | 32 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 25 | 24 | 46 | 24 |
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
- Waingroves Primary School 0.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Ripley St John's Church of England Primary School and Nursery 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Ripley Junior School 2.2 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Loscoe CofE Primary School and Nursery 2.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Ripley Infant School 2.3 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Lons Infant School 2.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
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.