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John Flamsteed Community School

Secondary · Academy converter · Ripley, DE5 8NP

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Good
Requires improvement
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National ranking

GCSE 2025/26

#1,233 of 3,312

Better than 62% of schools in England

Ranked by Attainment 8 score, state-funded mainstream schools.

John Flamsteed Community School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 14 Jan 2025

Area360 rating
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhaseSecondary
TypeAcademy converter
Ages11 to 16
Pupils850 of 852 places
GenderMixed
Admissions policyNon-selective
Head teacherMrs Helen Frost-Briggs
TrustEAST MIDLANDS EDUCATION TRUST
Local authorityDerbyshire
Opened01 Apr 2016
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 142710.

GCSE results

2025/26

GCSE and equivalent results at the end of year 11. Attainment 8 averages results across 8 subjects.

MeasureThis schoolDerbyshireEngland
Attainment 8 score48.445.246.2
Grade 4 or above in English and maths67.6%64.8%64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English and maths50.3%44.5%46.3%
Grade 7 or above in English and maths8.1%10.4%14.2%
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4, including English and maths65.9%59.8%60.2%
Pupils at the end of key stage 4173--

Source: DfE, Key stage 4 performance, Academic year 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Pupils

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils850
Girls427
Boys423
Eligible for free school meals21.9%
First language not English1.4%
SEN support106
EHC plan34
Average class size24.7

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Pupils ethnicity

White British
86.2%
Other White
1.4%
White and Asian
0.9%
Other mixed
0.7%
White and Black Caribbean
0.6%
Other Asian
0.4%
Indian
0.2%
African
0.2%
Other ethnic group
0.2%
Gypsy/Roma
0.1%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed. Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means missing 50% or more.

MeasureThis schoolDerbyshireEngland
Overall absence6.5%8.1%8%
Persistent absence15.1%20.3%21.6%
Severe absence2.3%3.7%3.6%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Year 7)162
Applications (Year 7)351
First preference applications (Year 7)161
First preference offers (Year 7)161
Applications from another local authority (Year 7)3

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Capacity

2024/25
MeasureThis school
School places852
Pupils on roll828
Unfilled places2.8%

Source: DfE, School capacity, Academic year 2024/25, published 19 Mar 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher15.9
Pupils per adult11.2
Teachers (FTE)53.58
Teaching assistants (FTE)11.51
Support staff (FTE)40.37
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2550.1
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2544.2
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/251
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/254.9

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25
MeasureThis school
Suspension rate16.4%
Pupils with one or more suspensions7.3%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Destinations after GCSEs

2023/24

Where pupils went after year 11, sustained for at least two terms.

MeasureThis school
Sustained destination94%
Staying in education84.3%
Further education44%
School sixth form30.1%
Sixth form college10.2%
Apprenticeship7.2%
Not sustained4.8%
Employment2.4%

Source: DfE, Key stage 4 destination measures, Academic year 2024/25, published 15 Oct 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

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Requires improvement
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Good
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Good
1.5 miPrimaryPottery Primary SchoolCommunity school
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Frequently asked questions about John Flamsteed Community School

What is John Flamsteed Community School's Ofsted rating?

John Flamsteed Community School is rated Good, last inspected on 14 Jan 2025. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does John Flamsteed Community School rank in England?

John Flamsteed Community School ranks 1,233 of 3,312 schools in England for GCSE 2025/26 (better than 62% of schools).

How many pupils attend John Flamsteed Community School?

John Flamsteed Community School has 850 pupils aged 11 to 16, with capacity for 852.

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.