The Ripley Academy

The Ripley Academy
Address
Map
Peasehill

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DE5 3JQ

Coordinates53°02′42″N 1°23′31″W / 53.045°N 1.392°W / 53.045; -1.392
Information
TypeAcademy
Established2014
Sister schoolJohn Flamsteed Community School
Department for Education URN141259 Tables
OfstedReports
Head of schoolJ. De Rijk
Head teacherH Frost-Briggs
GenderCo-educational
Age11 to 18
HousesKinder, Dove, Monsal, Riber
Colour(s)Red, black
Websitehttp://www.ripleyacademy.org/

The Ripley Academy (previously known as Mill Hill School, before this, The Benjamin Outram Secondary Modern School) is a secondary school and sixth form located in Ripley, Derbyshire, England.[1] Ripley Academy opened on 8 September 2014 as part of the East Midlands Education Trust, which currently has fifteen schools[2] in the East Midlands. The Ripley Academy was a founding member, along with the West Bridgford School.[3]

In the late 1990s, under the leadership of headmaster Tony Stephens, Mill Hill School had a good reputation, with around 60% of students scoring 5 or more GCSE grades A*-C.[citation needed]