Waingroves Primary School
Waingroves Road, Ripley, DE5 9TD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EMBARK MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Amarjeet Challand
- Sponsor
- Embark Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Amber Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 245
- Pupils on roll
- 213
- URN
- 148018
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01773744106
About this school
Waingroves Primary School is a primary academy in Ripley. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 213 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 13 July 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 | 32 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 56% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 9% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 75% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 72% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 72% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
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 Waingroves Primary 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 | Derbyshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 65% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 206 |
| 2023/24 | 201 |
| 2024/25 | 208 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Waingroves Primary School compares
Waingroves Primary School ranked 123rd of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 3.9% | 23.1% | 213 | — |
| Codnor Community Primary School Church of England Controlled | 70% | 5.4% | 30.4% | 248 | 0.4 miles |
| Ripley St John's Church of England Primary School and Nursery | 64% | 5.1% | 38.3% | 359 | 0.8 miles |
| Ripley Junior School | — | — | — | 327 | 1.1 miles |
| Ripley Infant School | — | 5.9% | 41.9% | 157 | 1.1 miles |
| Loscoe CofE Primary School and Nursery | 52% | 4.9% | 22.7% | 201 | 1.3 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)
- 23.08%
- English as an additional language
- 1%
- Overall absence
- 3.93%
- Persistent absence
- 9.09%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Codnor Community Primary School Church of England Controlled0.4 miles
Primary · Ripley
-
Ripley St John's Church of England Primary School and Nursery0.8 miles
Primary · Ripley
-
Ripley Junior School1.1 miles
Primary · Ripley
-
Ripley Infant School1.1 miles
Primary · Ripley
-
Loscoe CofE Primary School and Nursery1.3 miles
Primary · Heanor
Other schools in Ripley
Waingroves Primary School ranks 5th of the 5 ranked primary schools in Ripley.
- Codnor Community Primary School Church of England Controlled Primary
- 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
- Ripley Nursery School Nursery
- John Flamsteed Community School Secondary
- The Ripley Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Waingroves Primary School teach?
- Waingroves Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Ripley.
- Who is the headteacher of Waingroves Primary School?
- The headteacher of Waingroves Primary School is Mrs Amarjeet Challand, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Waingroves Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Waingroves Primary 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 big is Waingroves Primary School?
- Waingroves Primary School has 213 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Waingroves Primary School full?
- Waingroves Primary School has capacity for 245 pupils and 213 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 Waingroves Primary School a faith school?
- No. Waingroves Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Waingroves Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Waingroves Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Waingroves Primary School?
- Waingroves Primary School is part of EMBARK MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Waingroves Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Waingroves Primary School rank locally?
- Waingroves Primary School ranked 123rd of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Waingroves Primary School's absence rate?
- Waingroves Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Waingroves Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Waingroves Primary School'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.