Schools and education

DE5 2EZ: 20 open schools within 5 km. Browse establishment records, phases and source details. Not catchment boundaries.

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Open schools nearby: 20
Nearby establishment records: 26
Primary nearby: 16
Secondary nearby: 2

All establishment records

1-20 of 26 · Within 3.1 miles

Fritchley CofE (Aided) Primary & Nursery School
Voluntary aided school
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Phase and ages

Primary, ages 3-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

DE56 2FQ, 545 m away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 60% expected standard
Ambergate Primary School
Community school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

DE56 2GN, 1.5 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 36% expected standard
Crich Junior School
Community school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 7-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

DE4 5DF, 2.0 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not judged

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 65% expected standard
Heage Primary School
Community school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Closed

Dates

Closed 28 February 2026

Location

DE56 2AL, 2.0 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 62% expected standard
Heage Primary School
Academy converter
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

Opened 1 March 2026

Location

DE56 2AL, 2.0 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Good

DfE performance

Not published
Crich Church of England Infant School
Voluntary controlled school
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Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-7

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

DE4 5DG, 2.2 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Good

DfE performance

Not published
Crich Carr CofE Primary School
Voluntary controlled school
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Phase and ages

Primary, ages 3-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

DE4 5EF, 3.1 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not judged

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: suppressed
Alderwasley Hall School
Other independent special school
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Phase and ages

Not applicable, ages 5-20

Status

Open

Dates

Opened 31 January 1976

Location

DE56 2SR, 3.4 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 8.0
South Wingfield Primary School
Community school
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Phase and ages

Primary, ages 5-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

DE55 7NJ, 3.7 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Requires improvement

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 57% expected standard
Step Forward Educational Trust (Ripley)

Other independent school
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Phase and ages

Not applicable, ages 14-15

Status

Closed

Dates

Opened 29 August 2003 · Closed 23 May 2005

Location

DE5 3GH, 3.7 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published
Lons Infant School
Community school
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Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-7

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

DE5 3SE, 4.0 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not judged

DfE performance

Not published
Swanwick Primary School
Community school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

DE55 1BZ, 4.0 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not judged

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 57% expected standard
Ripley Nursery School
Local authority nursery school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Nursery, ages 3-5

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

DE5 3HE, 4.2 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

Not published
St John's CofE Primary School and Nursery
Voluntary controlled school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 3-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

DE56 1GY, 4.2 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 55% expected standard
St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School

Voluntary aided school
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Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Closed

Dates

Closed 31 August 2018

Location

DE56 2JD, 4.3 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published
St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Academy converter
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

Opened 1 September 2018

Location

DE56 2JD, 4.3 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not judged

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 67% expected standard
Ripley Infant School
Community school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-7

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

DE5 3RY, 4.5 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Good

DfE performance

Not published
Ripley Junior School

Community school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 7-11

Status

Closed

Dates

Closed 30 November 2025

Location

DE5 3PN, 4.5 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 42% expected standard
Ripley Junior School
Academy converter
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 7-11

Status

Open

Dates

Opened 1 December 2025

Location

DE5 3PN, 4.5 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

Not published
Pottery Primary School
Community school
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Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

DE56 1HA, 4.5 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Requires improvement

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 23% expected standard

School establishment records near DE5 2EZ
Establishment	Phase and ages	Status	Dates	Location	Ofsted	DfE performance
Fritchley CofE (Aided) Primary & Nursery School Voluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-11	Open	-	DE56 2FQ545 m away	School remains Good	KS2 2024/25: 60% expected standard
Ambergate Primary School Community schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	DE56 2GN1.5 km away	School remains Good	KS2 2024/25: 36% expected standard
Crich Junior School Community schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 7-11	Open	-	DE4 5DF2.0 km away	Not judged	KS2 2024/25: 65% expected standard
Heage Primary School Community schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Closed	Closed 28 February 2026	DE56 2AL2.0 km away	Not published	KS2 2024/25: 62% expected standard
Heage Primary School Academy converterView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	Opened 1 March 2026	DE56 2AL2.0 km away	Good	Not published
Crich Church of England Infant School Voluntary controlled schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-7	Open	-	DE4 5DG2.2 km away	Good	Not published
Crich Carr CofE Primary School Voluntary controlled schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-11	Open	-	DE4 5EF3.1 km away	Not judged	KS2 2024/25: suppressed
Alderwasley Hall School Other independent special schoolView published school data	Not applicableAges 5-20	Open	Opened 31 January 1976	DE56 2SR3.4 km away	Not published	KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 8.0
South Wingfield Primary School Community schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 5-11	Open	-	DE55 7NJ3.7 km away	Requires improvement	KS2 2024/25: 57% expected standard
Step Forward Educational Trust (Ripley)Other independent schoolView published school data	Not applicableAges 14-15	Closed	Opened 29 August 2003 · Closed 23 May 2005	DE5 3GH3.7 km away	Not published	Not published
Lons Infant School Community schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-7	Open	-	DE5 3SE4.0 km away	Not judged	Not published
Swanwick Primary School Community schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	DE55 1BZ4.0 km away	Not judged	KS2 2024/25: 57% expected standard
Ripley Nursery School Local authority nursery schoolView published school data	NurseryAges 3-5	Open	-	DE5 3HE4.2 km away	School remains Good	Not published
St John's CofE Primary School and Nursery Voluntary controlled schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-11	Open	-	DE56 1GY4.2 km away	Good	KS2 2024/25: 55% expected standard
St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Closed	Closed 31 August 2018	DE56 2JD4.3 km away	Not published	Not published
St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy Academy converterView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	Opened 1 September 2018	DE56 2JD4.3 km away	Not judged	KS2 2024/25: 67% expected standard
Ripley Infant School Community schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-7	Open	-	DE5 3RY4.5 km away	Good	Not published
Ripley Junior SchoolCommunity schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 7-11	Closed	Closed 30 November 2025	DE5 3PN4.5 km away	Not published	KS2 2024/25: 42% expected standard
Ripley Junior School Academy converterView published school data	PrimaryAges 7-11	Open	Opened 1 December 2025	DE5 3PN4.5 km away	School remains Good	Not published
Pottery Primary School Community schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	DE56 1HA4.5 km away	Requires improvement	KS2 2024/25: 23% expected standard

Evidence in context

Schools

20 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 2 secondary schools. Fritchley CofE (Aided) Primary & Nursery School is the nearest published school at 545 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.