UK Schools
David Nieper Academy
David Nieper Academy is a mixed secondary academy in Alfreton, Derbyshire County Council, teaching 810 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted rated it Good at its last graded inspection in September 2022. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 41 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 4 September 2025 to 23 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for David Nieper Academy.
Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for David Nieper Academy.
- 4–30 Autumn Term (first half)
- 4 Inset Day
- 5 Inset Day
- 8 All pupils return
- 1–24 Autumn Term (first half)
- 3–30 Autumn Term (second half)
- 1–19 Autumn Term (second half)
- 20–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day
- 26 Boxing Day
- 1–4 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year's Day
- 5–31 Spring Term (first half)
- 9 Inset Day
- 1–13 Spring Term (first half)
- 23–28 Spring Term (second half)
- 1–27 Spring Term (second half)
- 28–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–12 Easter Holiday
- 3 Good Friday
- 6 Easter Monday
- 13–30 Summer Term (first half)
- 1–22 Summer Term (first half)
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 1–30 Summer Term (second half)
- 1–23 Summer Term (second half)
- 6 Inset Day
- 23 Inset Day (disaggregated)
- 24–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
- 1–3 Summer Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Autumn Term (first half) Sep 4-24 Oct 2025 Term
- Autumn Term (second half) Nov 3-Dec 19 2025 Term
- Spring Term (first half) Jan 5-Feb 13 2026 Term
- Spring Term (second half) Feb 23-Mar 27 2026 Term
- Summer Term (first half) Apr 13-May 22 2026 Term
- Summer Term (second half) Jun 1-Jul 23 2026 Term
- All pupils return Sep 8 2025 Event
- Christmas Holiday Dec 20 2025-Jan 4 2026 Holiday
- Easter Holiday Mar 28-Apr 12 2026 Holiday
- Summer Holiday Jul 24-Sep 3 2026 Holiday
- Inset Day Sep 4 2025 Inset Day
- Inset Day Sep 5 2025 Inset Day
- Inset Day Jan 9 2026 Inset Day
- Inset Day Jul 6 2026 Inset Day
- Inset Day (disaggregated) Jul 23 2026 Inset Day
- New Year's Day Jan 1 2026 Event
- Good Friday Apr 3 2026 Event
- Easter Monday Apr 6 2026 Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday May 25 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day Dec 25 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day Dec 26 2025 Event
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare David Nieper Academy with Derbyshire County Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 41 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 22.84 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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Attendance 23.4% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 89% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
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What students do after 16 to 18 study 74% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
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About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for David Nieper Academy. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to David Nieper Academy than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.