Belper School and Sixth Form Centre is a state-maintained secondary school in Belper, United Kingdom with 1,212 pupils. Ofsted: Requires improvement, inspected 22 November 2022. As of 10 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Attendance Manager (closes 16 November).
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Head
Matilde Warden, Headteacher
Type
State-maintained, Secondary
Pupils
1,212 pupils · 51% girls · 23.2% eligible for free school meals · 1.4% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
87 (7.2%) on SEN support · 54 (4.5%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Attendance at Belper School and Sixth Form Centre At Belper School and Sixth Form Centre, we recognise that regular attendance is fundamental to students' achievement, wellbeing…
Exam results
Year
Attainment 8
Grade 5+ Eng. & maths
2025/26 provisional
43.3
47.3%
2024/25
44.3
44.4%
2023/24
45.2
47.1%
Department for Education performance tables. Attainment 8 is the average score across eight GCSE-level subjects (out of 90). Grade 5+ is the share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths. Provisional figures can change when the revised tables are published. Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26.
Inspections
Date
Inspection
Outcome
22 November 2022
Graded inspection
Requires improvement
1 October 2019
Graded inspection
Requires improvement
Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.
Staff
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2025/26
74.1
16.4
–
0
£54,965
2024/25
73.8
16.1
10%
0
£52,185
2023/24
73.7
15.9
11%
0
£46,343
2022/23
81.0
14.6
19%
0
£44,380
2021/22
71.7
17.0
5%
0
£45,863
2020/21
70.3
17.2
13%
0
£44,921
Earlier years (2010/11 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
72.7
16.5
11%
0
£44,146
2018/19
75.5
15.9
10%
0
£40,764
2017/18
76.8
15.8
3%
0
£40,285
2016/17
81.6
15.9
14%
0
£41,944
2015/16
87.6
14.9
11%
0
£40,309
2014/15
87.9
15.3
4%
0
£38,694
2013/14
90.5
15.1
11%
0
£37,523
2012/13
92.5
15.5
11%
0
£37,152
2011/12
93.9
15.6
11%
3
£37,308
2010/11
98.5
14.9
13%
0
£36,984
Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.
Attendance
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2025/26
9.5%
1.3%
23.4%
4.7%
2024/25
7.8%
1.7%
18.3%
3.7%
2023/24
8.7%
1.5%
21.7%
3.5%
2022/23
9.1%
2.0%
26.0%
3.4%
2021/22
11.6%
1.9%
35.6%
3.6%
2020/21
6.3%
0.6%
17.6%
1.1%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
5.3%
0.9%
12.8%
1.0%
2017/18
5.5%
0.7%
14.7%
0.9%
2016/17
5.7%
1.1%
13.4%
1.0%
Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).
Hiring history
5 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 2 teaching, 3 support. Most often advertised: Catering Assistant, Enhanced Learning Centre Co-ordinator, School Caretaker. Last advertised September 2026.
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