Ripley Infant School
Kirk Close, Off Highfield Way, Ripley, DE5 3RY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Paula Doleman
- Constituency
- Amber Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 157
- URN
- 112612
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01773743354
About this school
Ripley Infant School is a community primary school in Ripley. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 157 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ripley Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Ripley Infant School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 169 |
| 2023/24 | 169 |
| 2024/25 | 167 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ripley Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.9% | 41.9% | 157 | — |
| Ripley Junior School | — | — | — | 327 | 0.0 miles |
| Lons Infant School | — | 6.1% | 34.5% | 40 | 0.7 miles |
| Ripley St John's Church of England Primary School and Nursery | 64% | 5.1% | 38.3% | 359 | 0.8 miles |
| Waingroves Primary School | 61% | 3.9% | 23.1% | 213 | 1.1 miles |
| Street Lane Primary School | 77% | 4.9% | 25% | 93 | 1.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
- 30 January 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report2 February 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 41.92%
- English as an additional language
- 4.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.89%
- Persistent absence
- 16.52%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ripley Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Ripley
-
Lons Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Ripley
-
Ripley St John's Church of England Primary School and Nursery0.8 miles
Primary · Ripley
-
Waingroves Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Ripley
-
Street Lane Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Ripley
Other schools in Ripley
- Codnor Community Primary School Church of England Controlled Primary
- Denby Free CofE VA Primary School Primary
- Lons Infant School Primary
- Ripley Junior School Primary
- Ripley St John's Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Street Lane Primary School Primary
- Waingroves Primary School Primary
- Ripley Nursery School Nursery
- John Flamsteed Community School Secondary
- The Ripley Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Ripley Infant School teach?
- Ripley Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Ripley.
- Who is the headteacher of Ripley Infant School?
- The headteacher of Ripley Infant School is Mrs Paula Doleman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ripley Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ripley Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Ripley Infant School?
- Ripley Infant School has 157 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Ripley Infant School full?
- Ripley Infant School has capacity for 180 pupils and 157 on roll (87%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Ripley Infant School a faith school?
- No. Ripley Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ripley Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ripley Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Ripley Infant School's absence rate?
- Ripley Infant School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Ripley Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Ripley Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.