Ripley Infant School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–7 · Ripley, Derbyshire
Ripley Infant School is a primary school in Ripley, Derbyshire for ages 4–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 30 January 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Kirk Close, Off Highfield Way, Ripley, DE5 3RY
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Derbyshire
- Pupils on roll
- 157 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 40.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 30 January 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending Ripley Infant School.”
- “A typical comment from pupils is that the school is ‘amazing’.”
- “The school has high expectations of how pupils should conduct themselves.”
To improve
- “Sometimes, teachers do not use activities that are well matched to the intended learning.”
- “This means that sometimes pupils do not learn as well as they could.”
- “At times, this information lacks detail.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 March 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 42 first-preference applications, 44 offers in total, 42 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
More with a 3-month pass
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Derbyshire.
- Ripley Junior School 0.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Lons Infant School 0.7 mi Not judged
- Ripley St John's Church of England Primary School and Nursery 0.8 mi School remains Good
- Waingroves Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good
- Street Lane Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good
- Codnor Community Primary School Church of England Controlled 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Heage Primary School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Swanwick Primary School 2.0 mi Not judged