Belper School and Sixth Form Centre
John O'Gaunts Way, Belper, DE56 0DAOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Belper School and Sixth Form Centre is a secondary school in Belper for ages 11 to 18. It is one of the 449 schools in Derbyshire. It ranks 20th of 45 secondary schools in Derbyshire. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in May 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 20 May 2025, report published 26 June 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 20 May 2025
Belper School and Sixth Form Centre serves its community well. There is a great deal of mutual respect and trust shown between pupils, students in the sixth form and staff. Pastoral support and care are strong. Pupils are extremely proud and pleased to 'Be Belper'. Staff have high expectations of pupils' behaviour and conduct. Pupils are trusted to behave well, and they do. Low-level disruption to learning is rare. Staff deal with any poor behaviour appropriately. There is a calm and productive atmosphere around school. A positive buzz of learning is developing throughout the school. The school is aspirational for all its pupils, including pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Although published examination results have not always been strong enough, increasingly, pupils are rising to the school's high expectations, and their achievement is improving. Pupils have extensive opportunities beyond the curriculum, including a wide range of clubs and activities such as sports, music, theatre, and gardening. Many participate in the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme, as well as the choir, band and various school productions. Pupils access trips to places of worship, museums and diverse geographic locations. These important opportunities significantly enrich pupils' learning.
What the school should improve
- In some lessons in the wider curriculum, learning is not routinely adapted to meet the needs of pupils with SEND and high-attaining pupils, including the high-attaining disadvantaged pupils. When this is the case, pupils do not learn as well as they should. The school should ensure that learning is appropriately adapted across all subjects for the high-attaining pupils, including the high-attaining disadvantaged pupils, and pupils with SEND, so that pupils achieve well.
- Some pupils do not attend regularly enough and are missing too much time in school. As a result, they achieve less well and miss valuable social and wider curriculum opportunities. The school should further strengthen its work with their families to secure regular attendance for all pupils.
Exam results
GCSE results (key stage 4), 2024/25
207 pupils in the year group
A level results (key stage 5), 2024/25
72 students
Average A level grade C, England average B-
Pupil numbers and mix
1,212 pupils on roll, with places for 1,402
Schools near Belper School and Sixth Form Centre
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Flamsteed Community School | 1 mile | Ofsted judgements: Good | Attainment 8: 53.3 |
| The Ripley Academy | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 44.5 |
| The Ecclesbourne School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 58.3 |
| Heanor Gate Spencer Academy | 4 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | Attainment 8: 49.6 |
| Swanwick Hall School | 4 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 42.6 |
School details
- School type
- Foundation school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Ms Matilde Warden
- Phone
- 01773825281
- Address
- John O'Gaunts Way, Belper, DE56 0DA
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- URN
- 112989
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.