David Nieper Academy
Grange Street, Alfreton, DE55 7JA
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CHRISTOPHER NIEPER EDUCATION TRUST
- Head Teacher
- Mr Richard White
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Christopher Nieper Education Trust
- Constituency
- Amber Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 850
- Pupils on roll
- 810
- URN
- 142405
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01773832331
About this school
David Nieper Academy is a secondary academy in Alfreton. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 810 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected David Nieper Academy, 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
- 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 | 133 | 132 | 122 |
| Attainment 8 score | 37.6 | 38.2 | 41.0 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.34 -0.58 to -0.10 | -0.55 -0.80 to -0.31 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 22% | 27.3% | 29.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 44% | 47% | 54.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 7% | 4.5% | 9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
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 David Nieper Academy 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 | 37.6 | 41.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 38.2 | 41.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 41 | 40.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 765 |
| 2023/24 | 775 |
| 2024/25 | 810 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How David Nieper Academy compares
David Nieper Academy ranked 34th of 45 secondary schools in Derbyshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 41% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41 | 8.9% | 48.1% | 810 | — |
| Swanwick Hall School | 42.6 | 9.4% | 40.9% | 1,025 | 1.5 miles |
| Frederick Gent School | 46.3 | 6.9% | 34.3% | 801 | 2.2 miles |
| Tibshelf Community School | 44.2 | 8.1% | 32.6% | 834 | 3.4 miles |
| The Ripley Academy | 44.5 | 7.7% | 34.6% | 920 | 3.4 miles |
| Selston High School | 38.8 | 11% | 30.6% | 862 | 3.5 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)
- 48.13%
- English as an additional language
- 4.4%
- Overall absence
- 8.85%
- Persistent absence
- 23.37%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Swanwick Hall School1.5 miles
Secondary · Alfreton
-
Frederick Gent School2.2 miles
Secondary · Alfreton
-
Tibshelf Community School3.4 miles
Secondary · Alfreton
-
The Ripley Academy3.4 miles
Secondary · Ripley
-
Selston High School3.5 miles
Secondary · Nottingham
Other schools in Alfreton
- Frederick Gent School Secondary
- Swanwick Hall School Secondary
- Tibshelf Community School Secondary
- Alfreton Nursery School Nursery
- South Normanton Nursery School Nursery
- Blackwell Community Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
- Copthorne Community Infant School Primary
- Croft Infant School Primary
- Glebe Junior School Primary
- Leys Junior School Primary
- Mickley Village Primary and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does David Nieper Academy teach?
- David Nieper Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Alfreton.
- Who is the head teacher of David Nieper Academy?
- The head teacher of David Nieper Academy is Mr Richard White, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has David Nieper Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected David Nieper Academy, 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 David Nieper Academy?
- David Nieper Academy has 810 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is David Nieper Academy full?
- David Nieper Academy has capacity for 850 pupils and 810 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is David Nieper Academy a faith school?
- No. David Nieper Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is David Nieper Academy a selective school?
- No. David Nieper Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is David Nieper Academy part of an academy trust?
- David Nieper Academy is part of CHRISTOPHER NIEPER EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have David Nieper Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 37.6 in 2022/23 and 41 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does David Nieper Academy compare with other schools in Derbyshire?
- David Nieper Academy ranked 34th of 45 secondary schools in Derbyshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 41% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is David Nieper Academy's absence rate?
- David Nieper Academy's overall absence rate is 8.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are David Nieper Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, David Nieper Academy'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 2 July 2026.