UK Schools
The Ecclesbourne School
The Ecclesbourne School is a mixed secondary academy in Belper, Derbyshire County Council, teaching 1,604 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted rated it Good at its last graded inspection in September 2023. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 58.3 (England 46.1). The 2026–2027 school year runs from 4 September 2026 to 26 July 2027.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for The Ecclesbourne School.
Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate
Term dates & holidays 2026–2027
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for The Ecclesbourne School.
- 4 INSET Days
- 4–30 Autumn Term
- 7 INSET Days
- 8 Further information Students return
- 1–31 Autumn Term
- 26–30 Half term
- 1–30 Autumn Term
- 2 INSET Days
- 1–18 Autumn Term
- 21–31 Winter Holiday
- 25 Bank Holidays
- 28 Bank Holidays
- 1 Winter Holiday
- 1 Bank Holidays
- 4–31 Spring Term
- 1–28 Spring Term
- 15–19 Half term
- 1–25 Spring Term
- 26 Good Friday
- 29 Easter Monday
- 29–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–9 Easter Holiday
- 12–30 Summer Term
- 16 Further information INSET Days
- 1–31 Summer Term
- 3 Bank Holidays
- 31 Bank Holidays
- 31 Half term
- 1–30 Summer Term
- 1–4 Half term
- 1–26 Summer Term
- 26 Further information INSET Days
- 27–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–3 Summer Holiday
Key dates (2026–2027)
- INSET Days Sep 4, 2026 Inset Day
- Autumn Term Sep 4, 2026-Dec 18, 2026 Term
- INSET Days Sep 7, 2026 Inset Day
- Further information Students return Sep 8, 2026 Term
- Half term Oct 26, 2026-Oct 30, 2026 Holiday
- INSET Days Nov 2, 2026 Inset Day
- Winter Holiday Dec 21, 2026-Jan 1, 2027 Holiday
- Bank Holidays Dec 25, 2026 Bank Holiday
- Bank Holidays Dec 28, 2026 Bank Holiday
- Bank Holidays Jan 1, 2027 Bank Holiday
- Spring Term Jan 4, 2027-Mar 25, 2027 Term
- Half term Feb 15, 2027-Feb 19, 2027 Holiday
- Good Friday Mar 26, 2027 Bank Holiday
- Easter Monday Mar 29, 2027 Bank Holiday
- Easter Holiday Mar 29, 2027-Apr 9, 2027 Holiday
- Summer Term Apr 12, 2027-Jul 26, 2027 Term
- Further information INSET Days Apr 16, 2027 Inset Day
- Bank Holidays May 3, 2027 Bank Holiday
- Bank Holidays May 31, 2027 Bank Holiday
- Half term May 31, 2027-Jun 4, 2027 Holiday
- Further information INSET Days Jul 26, 2027 Inset Day
- Summer Holiday Jul 27, 2027-Sep 3, 2027 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare The Ecclesbourne School with Derbyshire County Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 58.3 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 39.13 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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Attendance 12.4% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 95% 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 93% 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 The Ecclesbourne School. 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 The Ecclesbourne School 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.