Junior schools start at Year 3, so children join here from an infant school.
Infant school
Ripley Infant School
This school
Ripley Junior School
Partner infant school
Reception to Year 2 · 60 m away from Ripley Junior School
Every child joining in Year 3 needs a place applied for through the council where they live, by 15 January in Year 2. That includes children at Ripley Infant School.
Official inspection reports and grades
Inspected 5 December 2025
Apply through the council where you live by 15 January for a Year 3 place starting that September. Every child joining in Year 3 needs a place applied for through the council where they live, by 15 January in Year 2. That includes children at Ripley Infant School. You can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference, and offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day.
No. Distance only counts when Ripley Junior School has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by its academy trust, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
Voluntary controlled school
0.8 miles away
Academy converter
1.1 miles away
Academy converter
1.1 miles away
Voluntary controlled school
1.4 miles away
Academy converter
1.8 miles away