Belper School and Sixth Form Centre

State-Funded School

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East MidlandsRegion

DerbyshireLocal Authority

Mid DerbyshireConstituency

DE56 0DAPostcode

5.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Belper School and Sixth Form Centre is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Derbyshire, East Midlands.

It currently serves 1,212 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 44.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 44.4%
EBacc average point score: 3.96

Ethnicity

White

94%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,212

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

23%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 1,212
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
26 Jun 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
18 Jan 2023	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
20 Oct 2019	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.