Amber Valley schools and Ofsted
Every state school and nursery in Amber Valley, 68 in all, with its latest Ofsted inspection. 85% were judged good or better at their last inspection. 11 have the new-style report cards, which grade each area of the school rather than giving one word.
Darker means a bigger share of schools judged good or better. Tap an area for its page.
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Latest inspections
- Ambergate Primary School: new Ofsted report card 16 July
- Copthorne Community Infant School: new Ofsted report card 13 July
- Denby Free CofE VA Primary School: new Ofsted report card 12 July
- Woodbridge Junior School: new Ofsted report card 5 July
- Aldercar High School: new Ofsted report card 7 June
- Codnor Community Primary School Church of England Controlled: new Ofsted report card 7 June
- Alfreton Park Community Special School: new Ofsted report card 7 June
- Corfield CofE Infant School: new Ofsted report card 17 May
- South Wingfield Primary School: new Ofsted report card 17 May
- Somerlea Park Junior School: new Ofsted report card 30 April
Every school
| Aldercar High SchoolNG16 4HL | Secondary | Aldercar | Report card Jun 2026: Expected standard in 3, needs attention in 4 |
| Aldercar Infant SchoolNG16 4GL | Primary | Aldercar | Good in every area (2024) |
| Alfreton Nursery SchoolDE55 7SH | Nursery | Alfreton | School remains Outstanding (2024) |
| Alfreton Park Community Special SchoolDE55 7AL | Special | Alfreton | Report card Jun 2026: Strong standard in 3, expected standard in 5 |
| Ambergate Primary SchoolDE56 2GN | Primary | Toadmoor | Report card Jul 2026: Strong standard in 4, expected standard in 3 |
| Belper School and Sixth Form CentreDE56 0DA | Secondary | Openwoodgate | Good in every area (2025) |
| Christ the King Catholic Voluntary AcademyDE55 7EN | Primary | Alfreton | Good (2023) |
| Codnor Community Primary School Church of England ControlledDE5 9QD | Primary | Codnor | Report card Jun 2026: Expected standard in 4, needs attention in 3 |
| Coppice Primary SchoolDE75 7BZ | Primary | Marlpool | Good (2023) |
| Copthorne Community Infant SchoolDE55 7FF | Primary | Alfreton | Report card Jul 2026: Expected standard in 1, needs attention in 2, urgent improvement in 4 |
| Corfield CofE Infant SchoolDE75 7GQ | Primary | Heanor | Report card May 2026: Expected standard in 3, needs attention in 3, urgent improvement in 1 |
| Crich Carr CofE Primary SchoolDE4 5EF | Primary | Crich Carr | Outstanding in 1, good in 3 (2025) |
| Crich Church of England Infant SchoolDE4 5DG | Primary | Crich | Good (2024) |
| Crich Junior SchoolDE4 5DF | Primary | Crich | Good in every area (2024) |
| Croft Infant SchoolDE55 7BW | Primary | Alfreton | Standards maintained (2024) |
| David Nieper AcademyDE55 7JA | Secondary | Alfreton | Good (2022) |
| Denby Free CofE VA Primary SchoolDE5 8PH | Primary | Horsley Woodhouse | Report card Jul 2026: Expected standard in 5, needs attention in 2 |
| Duffield the Meadows Primary SchoolDE56 4GT | Primary | Duffield | Good in every area (2024) |
| Fritchley CofE (Aided) Primary & Nursery SchoolDE56 2FQ | Primary | Fritchley | School remains Good (2024) |
| Heage Primary SchoolDE56 2AL | Primary | Heage | Good (2022) |
| Heanor Gate Spencer AcademyDE75 7RA | Secondary | Heanor | Outstanding (2023) |
| Herbert Strutt Primary SchoolDE56 1SH | Primary | Belper | School remains Good (2023) |
| Holbrook Church of England Primary SchoolDE56 0TW | Primary | Holbrook | Outstanding in 2, good in 2 (2025) |
| Holbrook School for AutismDE56 0TE | Special | Holbrook | Good (2023) |
| Horsley CofE (Controlled) Primary SchoolDE21 5BR | Primary | Horsley | Some aspects not as strong (2025) |
| Horsley Woodhouse Primary SchoolDE7 6AT | Primary | Horsley Woodhouse | Good (2023) |
| Howitt Primary Community SchoolDE75 7FS | Primary | Heanor | Good (2023) |
| Ironville and Codnor Park Primary SchoolNG16 5NB | Primary | Ironville | Good (2022) |
| John Flamsteed Community SchoolDE5 8NP | Secondary | Kilburn | Good in every area (2025) |
| Kilburn Infant and Nursery SchoolDE56 0LA | Primary | Kilburn | Good (2022) |
| Kilburn Junior SchoolDE56 0LA | Primary | Kilburn | School remains Good (2023) |
| Kirk Langley CofE Primary SchoolDE6 4LQ | Primary | Kirk Langley | School remains Good (2024) |
| Laceyfields AcademyDE75 7HJ | Primary | Marlpool | Good (2023) |
| Langley Mill AcademyNG16 4FZ | Primary | Aldercar | Outstanding in 1, good in 3 (2025) |
| Langley Mill Church of England Infant School and NurseryNG16 4DT | Primary | Langley Mill | Report card Feb 2026: Expected standard in 5, needs attention in 2 |
| Lea Primary SchoolDE4 5JP | Primary | Holloway | Outstanding (2024) |
| Leys Junior SchoolDE55 7HA | Primary | Alfreton | School remains Good (2023) |
| Long Row Primary SchoolDE56 1DR | Primary | Belper | School remains Good (2024) |
| Lons Infant SchoolDE5 3SE | Primary | Ripley | Good in every area (2025) |
| Loscoe CofE Primary School and NurseryDE75 7RT | Primary | Loscoe | School remains Good (2023) |
| Marlpool Infant SchoolDE75 7NF | Primary | Marlpool | Good in every area (2025) |
| Marlpool Junior SchoolDE75 7HS | Primary | Marlpool | Good (2022) |
| Milford Primary SchoolDE56 0QH | Primary | Milford | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Mundy CofE Junior SchoolDE75 7EQ | Primary | Marlpool | School remains Good (2023) |
| Pottery Primary SchoolDE56 1HA | Primary | Openwoodgate | Requires improvement (2024) |
| Richardson Endowed Primary SchoolDE7 6EF | Primary | Smalley | Good in every area (2025) |
| Riddings Infant and Nursery SchoolDE55 4EW | Primary | Riddings | Good in every area (2025) |
| Riddings Junior SchoolDE55 4BW | Primary | Riddings | Standards maintained (2024) |
| Ripley Infant SchoolDE5 3RY | Primary | Marehay | Good (2024) |
| Ripley Junior SchoolDE5 3PN | Primary | Marehay | School remains Good (2024) |
| Ripley Nursery SchoolDE5 3HE | Nursery | Ripley | School remains Good (2024) |
| Ripley St John's Church of England Primary School and NurseryDE5 3BD | Primary | Ripley | School remains Good (2024) |
| Somercotes Infant and Nursery SchoolDE55 4LY | Primary | Somercotes | Good (2024) |
| Somerlea Park Junior SchoolDE55 4JE | Primary | Somercotes | Report card Apr 2026: Expected standard in 5, needs attention in 1 |
| South Wingfield Primary SchoolDE55 7NJ | Primary | South Wingfield | Report card May 2026: Strong standard in 1, expected standard in 6 |
| St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary AcademyDE56 2JD | Primary | Belper | Outstanding in 1, good in 3 (2025) |
| St John's CofE Primary School and NurseryDE56 1GY | Primary | Belper | Good (2023) |
| Street Lane Primary SchoolDE5 8NE | Primary | Marehay | School remains Good (2022) |
| Swanwick Hall SchoolDE55 1AE | Secondary | Swanwick | Good (2023) |
| Swanwick Primary SchoolDE55 1BZ | Primary | Swanwick | Good in every area (2025) |
| Swanwick School and Sports CollegeDE55 1AR | Special | Swanwick | Standards maintained (2024) |
| The Curzon CofE Primary SchoolDE22 5JA | Primary | Quarndon | Good in every area (2024) |
| The Ecclesbourne SchoolDE56 4GS | Secondary | Duffield | Good (2023) |
| The Ripley AcademyDE5 3JQ | Secondary | Waingroves | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Turnditch Church of England Primary SchoolDE56 2LH | Primary | Turnditch | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Waingroves Primary SchoolDE5 9TD | Primary | Waingroves | School remains Good (2023) |
| William Gilbert Endowed Church of England Primary SchoolDE56 4EB | Primary | Duffield | Outstanding (2023) |
| Woodbridge Junior SchoolDE55 7JA | Primary | Alfreton | Report card Jul 2026: Expected standard in 3, needs attention in 3 |
How the new report cards work
Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school (achievement, teaching, behaviour, personal development, inclusion, leadership) on a five-point scale: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention, urgent improvement. Safeguarding is met or not met. Across the 11 Amber Valley report cards so far, the grades given were: expected standard 43 times, needs attention 20 times, strong standard 8 times, urgent improvement 5 times.
Schools inspected before then have a single grade (outstanding, good, requires improvement or inadequate), or from September 2024 a grade for each area without an overall one. Short “ungraded” visits check a school is still at its last grade.
Where the figures come from
Ofsted publishes the latest inspection of every state-funded school each month, under the Open Government Licence. We keep those at DE and NG postcodes and show here the ones in Amber Valley. Independent schools and childminders aren’t included. Each school links to its full report on the Ofsted website.
Schools in every area
Questions people ask
How many schools in Amber Valley are rated good or better?
85% of the 68 state schools and nurseries in Amber Valley were judged good or better at their last Ofsted inspection.
What are Ofsted report cards?
Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, instead of giving one overall word.
How many schools are there in Amber Valley?
There are 68 state-funded schools and nurseries in Amber Valley: 55 primary, 8 secondary, 3 special, 2 nursery.