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Schools in High Peak

  • 54State-funded schools
  • 43Primary
  • 7Secondary

Admissions are run by Derbyshire for the whole county.

Applications per placeCircle size: applications
Applications per place · secondary
2.0
0.3 above Derbyshire median (1.7)
Median school in High Peak
New Ofsted report cards
4of 54 schools
Results by area
First choice · secondary · Derbyshire-wide
94%
Derbyshire admissions

What has Ofsted found here?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report cards 4 schools of 54 · since November 2025

  • Inclusion
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Achievement
  • Attendance and behaviour
  • Personal development and wellbeing
  • Early years (2)
  • Leadership and governance

One dot per school.

Overall grade from Ofsted's previous framework 38 schools · graded 2012 to 2024

  • Outstanding0
  • Good36
  • Requires improvement0
  • Inadequate0
  • Grade not in Ofsted's data2

Includes grades confirmed by a later ungraded inspection. Not comparable with report cards.

Graded 2024/25, no overall grade 12 schools

Key judgementOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of education–12––
Behaviour and attitudes–12––
Personal development–12––
Leadership and management–12––

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Secondary schools in High Peak

7 schools · Year 7 entry 2026

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Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sorted by Attainment 8, highest first.

Sorted by the date of the latest Ofsted inspection, newest first.

Sorted by name.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeAttainment 8FSM
Hope Valley College Good2023 2.4 applications per place 50.5 26%
New Mills School Graded · no overall grade2025 2.3 applications per place 48.5 27%
St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy Faith 2026 2.3 applications per place 49.2 29%
St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy Faith Graded · no overall grade2025 2.0 applications per place 42.1 33%
Chapel-en-le-Frith High School Graded · no overall grade2024 1.9 applications per place 48.9 27%
Buxton Community School Remains Good2020 1.5 applications per place 42.1 30%
Glossopdale School and Sixth Form Good2023 1.4 applications per place 43.6 31%

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Primary schools in High Peak

43 schools · Reception entry 2026

Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeSATs standardFSM
Newtown Primary School (High Peak Federation) Good2024 4.5small intake applications per place 60% 26%
Dinting Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Faith Remains Good2023 3.7small intake applications per place 36% 18%
St George's CofE Primary School Faith Graded · no overall grade2025 3.3small intake applications per place 63% 35%
Hague Bar Primary School Remains Good2023 3.0small intake applications per place 40% 0%
Buxworth Primary School Good2022 2.9small intake applications per place 0% 27%
All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy Faith Remains Good2022 2.8small intake applications per place 69% 26%
Dove Holes CofE Primary School Faith Good2024 2.8small intake applications per place – 32%
Peak Forest Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Faith Standards maintained2025 2.8small intake applications per place – 19%
St Margaret's Catholic Voluntary Academy Faith Remains Good2023 2.6small intake applications per place – 65%
Taxal and Fernilee CofE Primary School Faith Remains Good2023 2.5 applications per place 79% 17%
St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy Faith Remains Good2023 2.5small intake applications per place 70% 24%
St Luke's CofE Primary School Faith 2026 2.4 applications per place 57% 19%
Padfield Community Primary School Graded · no overall grade2025 2.4 applications per place 56% 22%
St Charles' Catholic Voluntary Academy Faith Good2022 2.4 applications per place 76% 23%
Bamford Primary School Remains Good2022 2.3small intake applications per place – 9%
Hope Primary School Graded · no overall grade2024 2.2small intake applications per place 33% 19%
Burbage Primary School Good2023 2.2 applications per place – 13%
Whitfield St James' CofE (VC) Primary School Faith Good2023 2.1 applications per place 58% 33%
Duke of Norfolk CofE Primary School Faith Good2024 2.0 applications per place 44% 16%
Edale CofE Primary School Faith Remains Good2024 2.0small intake applications per place – 4%
Furness Vale Primary and Nursery School Graded · no overall grade2024 2.0small intake applications per place 71% 26%
Chinley Primary School Remains Good2023 2.0 applications per place 76% 14%
Charlesworth Voluntary Controlled Primary School Faith Good2023 1.9 applications per place 47% 15%
New Mills Primary School Remains Good2023 1.9 applications per place 59% 19%
Hadfield Infant School Good2023 1.8 applications per place – 28%
St Anne's Catholic Voluntary Academy Faith Good2022 1.8 applications per place 53% 30%
Combs Infant School Graded · no overall grade2025 1.8small intake applications per place – 7%
Thornsett Primary School (High Peak Federation) Good2024 1.8small intake applications per place 38% 29%
Whaley Bridge Primary School Good2022 1.7 applications per place 31% 23%
Hayfield Primary School 2026 1.7 applications per place 56% 20%
Tintwistle CofE (Aided) Primary School Faith Remains Good2023 1.7 applications per place 63% 22%
Peak Dale Primary School Graded · no overall grade2024 1.5small intake applications per place 21% 17%
Chapel-en-le-Frith CofE VC Primary School Faith Good2023 1.4 applications per place 34% 28%
Gamesley Primary and Nursery School Good2023 1.3 applications per place 67% 75%
St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy Faith Good2022 1.3small intake applications per place 33% 36%
Buxton Infant School Good2023 no data – –
Buxton Junior School Remains Good2023 no data – –
Castleton CofE Primary School Faith Good2024 no data – 14%
Fairfield Infant and Nursery School Graded · no overall grade2025 no data – –
Harpur Hill Primary School Standards maintained2024 no data – –
Simmondley Primary School Standards maintained2024 no data – –
St Andrew's CofE Junior School Faith 2025 no data 59% 38%
St Peter's Church of England (VC) Junior School Faith Remains Good2024 no data 53% 56%

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

Special schools and other provision

4 schools