Codnor Community Primary School Church of England Controlled
Whitegates, Codnor, Ripley, DE5 9QD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr James Blake
- Diocese
- Diocese of Derby
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Amber Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 263
- Pupils on roll
- 248
- URN
- 131156
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01773742537
About this school
Codnor Community Primary School Church of England Controlled is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Ripley. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 248 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 34 | 36 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 64% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 6% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 69% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 89% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 59% | 81% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Codnor Community Primary School Church of England Controlled 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 | 53% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 251 |
| 2023/24 | 253 |
| 2024/25 | 243 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Codnor Community Primary School Church of England Controlled compares
Codnor Community Primary School Church of England Controlled ranked 75th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 5.4% | 30.4% | 248 | — |
| Waingroves Primary School | 61% | 3.9% | 23.1% | 213 | 0.4 miles |
| Ripley St John's Church of England Primary School and Nursery | 64% | 5.1% | 38.3% | 359 | 0.9 miles |
| Ripley Junior School | — | — | — | 327 | 1.4 miles |
| Loscoe CofE Primary School and Nursery | 52% | 4.9% | 22.7% | 201 | 1.4 miles |
| Ripley Infant School | — | 5.9% | 41.9% | 157 | 1.4 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 30.43%
- English as an additional language
- 1.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.4%
- Persistent absence
- 11.05%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Waingroves Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Ripley
-
Ripley St John's Church of England Primary School and Nursery0.9 miles
Primary · Ripley
-
Ripley Junior School1.4 miles
Primary · Ripley
-
Loscoe CofE Primary School and Nursery1.4 miles
Primary · Heanor
-
Ripley Infant School1.4 miles
Primary · Ripley
Other schools in Ripley
Codnor Community Primary School Church of England Controlled ranks 3rd of the 5 ranked primary schools in Ripley.
- Denby Free CofE VA Primary School Primary
- Lons Infant School Primary
- Ripley 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 year groups does Codnor Community Primary School Church of England Controlled teach?
- Codnor Community Primary School Church of England Controlled teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Ripley.
- Who is the headteacher of Codnor Community Primary School Church of England Controlled?
- The headteacher of Codnor Community Primary School Church of England Controlled is Mr James Blake, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Codnor Community Primary School Church of England Controlled last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Codnor Community Primary School Church of England Controlled, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Codnor Community Primary School Church of England Controlled?
- Codnor Community Primary School Church of England Controlled has 248 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Codnor Community Primary School Church of England Controlled full?
- Codnor Community Primary School Church of England Controlled has capacity for 263 pupils and 248 on roll (94%), 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 Codnor Community Primary School Church of England Controlled a faith school?
- Yes. Codnor Community Primary School Church of England Controlled is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Derby.
- Does Codnor Community Primary School Church of England Controlled have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Codnor Community Primary School Church of England Controlled as having nursery classes.
- How have Codnor Community Primary School Church of England Controlled's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Codnor Community Primary School Church of England Controlled rank locally?
- Codnor Community Primary School Church of England Controlled ranked 75th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Codnor Community Primary School Church of England Controlled's absence rate?
- Codnor Community Primary School Church of England Controlled's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Codnor Community Primary School Church of England Controlled's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Codnor Community Primary School Church of England Controlled'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 15 July 2026.