Waingroves Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Ripley, Derbyshire
Waingroves Primary School is a primary school in Ripley, Derbyshire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 13 July 2023.
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Catchment area for Waingroves Primary School
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school, on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier exam results, 2022/23 to 2023/24
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices and rents, broadband and transport around the school
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Key facts
- Address
- Waingroves Road, Ripley, DE5 9TD
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Derbyshire
- Pupils on roll
- 213 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 20.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 28.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 13 July 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy to attend Waingroves Primary School.”
- “Leaders have created a caring culture based on mutual respect.”
- “Everybody is made to feel welcome in the school.”
To improve
- “In some subjects, the important knowledge is not yet defined precisely enough in the curriculum.”
- “This means that some lessons do not help pupils to learn and remember the important knowledge as well as they might.”
- “There are not enough opportunities in the curriculum for pupils to learn about important British values such as individual liberty or the rule of law.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 September 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 61% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 26 first-preference applications, 27 offers in total, 26 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Derbyshire.
- Codnor Community Primary School Church of England Controlled 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Ripley St John's Church of England Primary School and Nursery 0.8 mi School remains Good
- Ripley Junior School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Ripley Infant School 1.1 mi Good
- Loscoe CofE Primary School and Nursery 1.3 mi School remains Good
- Lons Infant School 1.4 mi Not judged
- Street Lane Primary School 1.8 mi School remains Good
- Howitt Primary Community School 1.9 mi Good