Belper School and Sixth Form Centre
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Belper, East Midlands DE56 0DA · Derbyshire
#166 of 329 secondary schools in East Midlands
#2086 of 4,090 nationally
About Belper School and Sixth Form Centre
Belper School and Sixth Form Centre is a local authority secondary located in Belper, in the Derbyshire local authority of East Midlands, England. It caters for Ages 11–18. In 2025 it enrolled 1,212 students. Community, voluntary-aided, voluntary-controlled and foundation schools maintained by the local authority; free to attend.
Its Success Index (England) is 47.7 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools in England and 166th of 329 ranked secondary schools in East Midlands. Its strongest component is grade 5+ in english & maths (55th percentile), and its weakest is a level points per entry (30th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 1,212; capacity filled 86.4%; grade 4+ english & maths 69.6%; ebacc average points 3.96.
There are 16 schools in Belper; Belper School and Sixth Form Centre ranks 8th of 15 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)44.3
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)44.4%
- A level points per entry (10%)30.5
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)25.8%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Belper School and Sixth Form Centre by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,212
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 25.8%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 86.4%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 44.3
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 44.4%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 69.6%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 3.96
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
- A level points per entry
- 30.5
- Average points per A level entry (A* = 60, E = 10).
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Schools near Belper School and Sixth Form Centre
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Pottery Primary School
Belper · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
285 students · 248 m away
St John's CofE Primary School and Nursery
Belper · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
398 students · 947 m away
Herbert Strutt Primary School
Belper · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
178 students · 1.4 km away
St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Belper · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
167 students · 1.7 km away
Long Row Primary School
Belper · Local authority primary · Ages 2–11
264 students · 1.9 km away
Street Lane Primary School
Ripley · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
93 students · 2.1 km away
John Flamsteed Community School
Ripley · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
850 students · 2.2 km away
Holbrook Church of England Primary School
Belper · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
134 students · 2.5 km away
Kilburn Infant and Nursery School
Derby · Local authority primary · Ages 3–7
125 students · 2.5 km away
Kilburn Junior School
Belper · Academy primary · Ages 7–11
150 students · 2.5 km away
Similar schools
Local authority secondary schools in East Midlands with a comparable Pupils on roll.
The Latimer Arts College
Kettering · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–18
1,219 students
Murray Park Community School
Derby · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–16
1,277 students
The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough
Gainsborough · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–18
1,139 students
Moat Community College
Leicester · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–16
1,091 students
Chilwell School
Nottingham · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–18
1,078 students
Beaumont Leys School
Leicester · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–16
1,062 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Belper School and Sixth Form Centre a good school?
Belper School and Sixth Form Centre has a Success Index (England) of 47.7 out of 100 (Lower 50% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #166 of 329 in East Midlands. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Belper School and Sixth Form Centre rank in East Midlands?
Belper School and Sixth Form Centre ranks #166 of 329 secondary schools in East Midlands and #2086 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Belper School and Sixth Form Centre?
Belper School and Sixth Form Centre had 1,212 students in 2025.
Is Belper School and Sixth Form Centre a primary school or a secondary school?
Belper School and Sixth Form Centre is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–18. It is a local authority school.
What other schools are near Belper School and Sixth Form Centre?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Belper School and Sixth Form Centre; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.