Ripley Infant School
Community schoolPrimaryAges 4–7Mixed
Kirk Close, Off Highfield Way, Ripley, DE5 3RY
Headteacher · Mrs Paula Doleman
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Key facts
Pupils157Capacity 180
OfstedGoodInspected 30 January 2024
Free school meals40.1%
Ofsted
Good
Graded inspection on 30 January 2024.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- Early yearsGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through Derbyshire council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in DerbyshireApplications for September 2026
All 42 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered44
Applications107
First choice42
First-choice offers42
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- Lons Infant School0.7 mi
- Ripley St John's Church of England Primary School and Nursery0.8 mi
- Waingroves Primary School1.1 mi
- Street Lane Primary School1.1 mi
- Codnor Community Primary School Church of England Controlled1.4 mi