Schools in Amber Valley[1]

Local authority district E07000032 · 73 open schools[2]

Neighbourhood deprivation

The district's 79 neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs)[3] by their place in England's Index of Multiple Deprivation, in fifths of all neighbourhoods (1 in 5 of England's neighbourhoods is in each fifth):

most deprived 20%: 11 (14%)[4]
second 20%: 15 (19%)[4]
middle 20%: 17 (22%)[4]
fourth 20%: 21 (27%)[4]
least deprived 20%: 15 (19%)[4]

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 deciles grouped in pairs; it describes the neighbourhoods, not the pupils who attend the district's schools.

Secondary schools (8)

School	Ages	Headline results
Aldercar High School	11–18[2]	A8 38 2025/26[5]
Belper School and Sixth Form Centre	11–18[2]	A8 43 2025/26[5] AL C 2024/25[6]
David Nieper Academy	11–18[2]	A8 43 2025/26[5] AL D+ 2024/25[6]
Heanor Gate Spencer Academy	11–18[2]	A8 43 2025/26[5] AL C+ 2024/25[6]
John Flamsteed Community School	11–16[2]	A8 48 2025/26[5]
Swanwick Hall School	11–18[2]	A8 44 2025/26[5] AL C- 2024/25[6]
The Ecclesbourne School	11–18[2]	A8 57 2025/26[5] AL B 2024/25[6]
The Ripley Academy	11–18[2]	A8 43 2025/26[5] AL C 2024/25[6]

Primary schools (57)

School	Ages	Headline results
Aldercar Infant School	2–7[2]
Ambergate Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 36% 2024/25[7]
Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy	3–11[2]	KS2 80% 2024/25[7]
Codnor Community Primary School Church of England Controlled	3–11[2]	KS2 70% 2024/25[7]
Coppice Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 79% 2024/25[7]
Copthorne Community Infant School	5–7[2]
Corfield CofE Infant School	4–7[2]
Crich Carr CofE Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 75% 2023/24[8]
Crich Church of England Infant School	4–7[2]
Crich Junior School	7–11[2]	KS2 65% 2024/25[7]
Croft Infant School	5–7[2]
Denby Free CofE VA Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 80% 2024/25[7]
Duffield the Meadows Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 74% 2024/25[7]
Fritchley CofE (Aided) Primary & Nursery School	3–11[2]	KS2 60% 2024/25[7]
Heage Primary School	4–11[2]
Herbert Strutt Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 71% 2024/25[7]
Holbrook Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 90% 2024/25[7]
Horsley CofE (Controlled) Primary School	5–11[2]	KS2 50% 2024/25[7]
Horsley Woodhouse Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 50% 2024/25[7]
Howitt Primary Community School	2–11[2]	KS2 55% 2024/25[7]
Ironville and Codnor Park Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 54% 2024/25[7]
Kilburn Infant and Nursery School	3–7[2]
Kilburn Junior School	7–11[2]	KS2 62% 2024/25[7]
Kirk Langley CofE Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 89% 2024/25[7]
Laceyfields Academy	3–7[2]
Langley Mill Academy	7–11[2]	KS2 58% 2024/25[7]
Langley Mill Church of England Infant School and Nursery	3–7[2]
Lea Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 74% 2024/25[7]
Leys Junior School	7–11[2]	KS2 58% 2024/25[7]
Long Row Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 55% 2024/25[7]
Lons Infant School	4–7[2]
Loscoe CofE Primary School and Nursery	3–11[2]	KS2 52% 2024/25[7]
Mapperley CofE Controlled Primary School	5–11[2]	KS2 56% 2024/25[7]
Marlpool Infant School	4–7[2]
Marlpool Junior School	7–11[2]	KS2 21% 2024/25[7]
Milford Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 77% 2024/25[7]
Mugginton CofE Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 78% 2024/25[7]
Mundy CofE Junior School	7–11[2]	KS2 47% 2024/25[7]
Pottery Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 23% 2024/25[7]
Richardson Endowed Primary School	5–11[2]	KS2 50% 2024/25[7]
Riddings Infant and Nursery School	3–7[2]
Riddings Junior School	7–11[2]	KS2 56% 2024/25[7]
Ripley Infant School	4–7[2]
Ripley Junior School	7–11[2]
Ripley St John's Church of England Primary School and Nursery	3–11[2]	KS2 64% 2024/25[7]
Somercotes Infant and Nursery School	3–7[2]
Somerlea Park Junior School	7–11[2]	KS2 51% 2024/25[7]
South Wingfield Primary School	5–11[2]	KS2 57% 2024/25[7]
St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy	4–11[2]	KS2 67% 2024/25[7]
St John's CofE Primary School and Nursery	3–11[2]	KS2 55% 2024/25[7]
Street Lane Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 77% 2024/25[7]
Swanwick Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 57% 2024/25[7]
The Curzon CofE Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 36% 2024/25[7]
Turnditch Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 78% 2024/25[7]
Waingroves Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 61% 2024/25[7]
William Gilbert Endowed Church of England Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 89% 2024/25[7]
Woodbridge Junior School	7–11[2]	KS2 43% 2024/25[7]

Independent schools (1)

School	Ages	Headline results
Kingdom Christian School	3–11[2]

Special schools and alternative provision (5)

School	Ages	Headline results
Alderwasley Hall School	5–20[2]
Alfreton Park Community Special School	2–19[2]
Holbrook School for Autism	4–19[2]
Jasmine House School	11–18[2]
Swanwick School and Sports College	5–16[2]

Nursery schools (2)

School	Ages	Headline results
Alfreton Nursery School	2–5[2]
Ripley Nursery School	3–5[2]

Sources

Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Office for National Statistics: LSOA (2021) to Electoral Ward (2026) to LAD (2026) Best Fit Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-07. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: English Indices of Deprivation. Period 2025. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Performance tables schools data (explore education statistics). Period 2025/26, provisional, published 2026-10-15. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.