Schools in Amber Valley
69 state-funded schools, 18,374 pupils. 95.6% of those carrying an Ofsted grade are Good or Outstanding, including 5 rated Outstanding.
Ofsted Management Information, Feb 2026. Grades are the current published rating, which may pre-date the school’s most recent visit.
Ofsted grades
1 school has been inspected under Ofsted's post-September-2024 report-card framework, which replaces the single 1–4 grade with separate judgments. Those are excluded from the percentages above rather than mapped onto the old scale, because the two scales have no clean equivalence.
Quick answers
How many schools are there in Amber Valley?
Amber Valley has 69 state-funded schools teaching 18,374 pupils. 56 primary, 8 secondary, 3 special.
What percentage of schools in Amber Valley are Good or Outstanding?
95.6% of the 68 schools carrying an Ofsted grade in Amber Valley are rated Good or Outstanding: 5 Outstanding and 60 Good. 3 require improvement and 0 are rated Inadequate.
Which schools in Amber Valley are rated Outstanding?
5 schools are currently rated Outstanding by Ofsted in Amber Valley: Heanor Gate Spencer Academy, William Gilbert Endowed Church of England Primary School, Lea Primary School, Swanwick School and Sports College, Alfreton Nursery School.
Rated Outstanding
Ofsted’s highest grade. Largest first; a grade can be several years old, so the year is shown.
- Heanor Gate Spencer AcademySecondary1,423Outstanding 2023
- William Gilbert Endowed Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary247Outstanding 2023
- Lea Primary SchoolPrimary136Outstanding 2024
- Swanwick School and Sports CollegeSpecial94Outstanding 2015
- Alfreton Nursery SchoolNursery86Outstanding 2024
By phase
| Phase | Schools | Graded | Good or better |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 56 | 55 | 94.5% |
| Secondary | 8 | 8 | 100% |
| Special | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| Nursery | 2 | 2 | 100% |
Every school in Amber Valley
Showing 20 of 69 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
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The Ecclesbourne School | Secondary | 1,576 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Heanor Gate Spencer Academy | Secondary | 1,423 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Belper School and Sixth Form Centre | Secondary | 1,186 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Swanwick Hall School | Secondary | 1,095 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Ripley Academy | Secondary | 900 | Good2020 | — | OfstedWebsite |
John Flamsteed Community School | Secondary | 834 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
David Nieper Academy | Secondary | 810 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Aldercar High School | Secondary | 690 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St John's CofE Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 396 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Swanwick Primary School | Primary | 383 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Ripley St John's Church of England Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 370 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Howitt Primary Community School | Primary | 360 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Ripley Junior School | Primary | 336 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Pottery Primary School | Primary | 302 | Requires Improvement2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Langley Mill Academy | Primary | 295 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Duffield the Meadows Primary School | Primary | 292 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Long Row Primary School | Primary | 264 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
William Gilbert Endowed Church of England Primary School | Primary | 247 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Codnor Community Primary School Church of England Controlled | Primary | 243 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Coppice Primary School | Primary | 232 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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