Belper School and Sixth Form Centre
John O'Gaunts Way, Belper, DE56 0DA
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Ms Matilde Warden
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Mid Derbyshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,402
- Pupils on roll
- 1,212
- URN
- 112989
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01773825281
About this school
Belper School and Sixth Form Centre is a foundation secondary school in Belper. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,212 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Belper School and Sixth Form Centre, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 200 | 206 | 207 |
| Attainment 8 score | 45.5 | 45.2 | 44.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.36 -0.55 to -0.16 | -0.31 -0.51 to -0.12 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 50% | 47.1% | 44.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 70% | 72.3% | 69.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 50% | 45.6% | 41.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Belper School and Sixth Form Centre has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Derbyshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45.5 | 41.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 45.2 | 41.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.3 | 40.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,182 |
| 2023/24 | 1,173 |
| 2024/25 | 1,186 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Belper School and Sixth Form Centre compares
Belper School and Sixth Form Centre ranked 23rd of 45 secondary schools in Derbyshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 54% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44.3 | 8.1% | 21.6% | 1,212 | — |
| John Flamsteed Community School | 53.3 | 7% | 18.9% | 850 | 1.4 miles |
| The Ripley Academy | 44.5 | 7.7% | 34.6% | 920 | 3.0 miles |
| The Ecclesbourne School | 58.3 | 5.8% | 8.3% | 1,604 | 3.1 miles |
| Heanor Gate Spencer Academy | 49.6 | 6% | 32.7% | 1,493 | 3.7 miles |
| Swanwick Hall School | 42.6 | 9.4% | 40.9% | 1,025 | 4.1 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 21.61%
- English as an additional language
- 1.3%
- Overall absence
- 8.12%
- Persistent absence
- 20.38%
Location
Nearby schools
-
John Flamsteed Community School1.4 miles
Secondary · Ripley
-
The Ripley Academy3.0 miles
Secondary · Ripley
-
The Ecclesbourne School3.1 miles
Secondary · Belper
-
Heanor Gate Spencer Academy3.7 miles
Secondary · Heanor
-
Swanwick Hall School4.1 miles
Secondary · Alfreton
Other schools in Belper
- The Ecclesbourne School Secondary
- Ambergate Primary School Primary
- Duffield the Meadows Primary School Primary
- Fritchley CofE (Aided) Primary & Nursery School Primary
- Heage Primary School Primary
- Herbert Strutt Primary School Primary
- Holbrook Church of England Primary School Primary
- Kilburn Junior School Primary
- Long Row Primary School Primary
- Milford Primary School Primary
- Pottery Primary School Primary
- St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Belper School and Sixth Form Centre teach?
- Belper School and Sixth Form Centre teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Belper.
- Who is the headteacher of Belper School and Sixth Form Centre?
- The headteacher of Belper School and Sixth Form Centre is Ms Matilde Warden, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Belper School and Sixth Form Centre been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Belper School and Sixth Form Centre, 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 Belper School and Sixth Form Centre?
- Belper School and Sixth Form Centre has 1,212 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Belper School and Sixth Form Centre full?
- Belper School and Sixth Form Centre has capacity for 1,402 pupils and 1,212 on roll (86%), 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 Belper School and Sixth Form Centre a faith school?
- No. Belper School and Sixth Form Centre has no designated religious character.
- Is Belper School and Sixth Form Centre a selective school?
- No. Belper School and Sixth Form Centre is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Belper School and Sixth Form Centre's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 45.5 in 2022/23 and 44.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Belper School and Sixth Form Centre compare with other schools in Derbyshire?
- Belper School and Sixth Form Centre ranked 23rd of 45 secondary schools in Derbyshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 54% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Belper School and Sixth Form Centre's absence rate?
- Belper School and Sixth Form Centre's overall absence rate is 8.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Belper School and Sixth Form Centre's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Belper School and Sixth Form Centre's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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.