David Nieper Academy
Secondary schoolDavid Nieper Academy is a secondary school in Amber Valley, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It had 810 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), September 2022
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 27 September 2022
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at David Nieper Academy was 43.2, against 44.8 in Amber Valley and 46.2 in England.
36.2% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Amber Valley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 43.2 | 44.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 36.2% | 44.1% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 56% | 63.6% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 141 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Woodbridge Junior SchoolPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)130 m
- Croft Infant SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, October 2024240 m
- Alfreton Nursery SchoolNursery. School remains Outstanding, March 2024300 m
- Kingdom Christian SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file640 m
- Leys Junior SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, June 2023. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)760 m
- Copthorne Community Infant SchoolPrimary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met, special measures770 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Amber Valley
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).