Voluntary controlled school · Derbyshire

Chapel-en-le-Frith CofE VC Primary School

3–11Ages
495Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
133538URN

Warmbrook Road, Chapel-en-le-Frith, High Peak, SK23 0NL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.7 below Derbyshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Derbyshire

56 applications for 41 places · 176th of 184 in Derbyshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

34%met the expected standard

Derbyshire 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 26 September 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.4applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Derbyshire median (2.0) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

56 applications · 41 places offered · 41 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.4; Derbyshire median median 2.0
2025 1.4; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2024 1.3; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2023 1.3; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2022 1.5; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2021 1.3; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2020 1.5; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2019 1.4; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2018 1.4; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2017 1.4; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2016 1.4; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2015 1.2; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2014 1.2; Derbyshire median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Derbyshire median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Derbyshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	41	56	1.4	41	1.00
Sep 2025	49	67	1.4	49	1.00
Sep 2024	63	82	1.3	62	0.98
Sep 2023	68	88	1.3	61	0.90
Sep 2022	50	74	1.5	49	0.98
Sep 2021	74	99	1.3	72	0.97
Sep 2020	57	87	1.5	57	1.00
Sep 2019	59	84	1.4	61	1.03
Sep 2018	59	80	1.4	61	1.03
Sep 2017	53	75	1.4	53	1.00
Sep 2016	42	59	1.4	41	0.98
Sep 2015	57	69	1.2	57	1.00
Sep 2014	53	65	1.2	53	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 59% · Writing 50% · Maths 39% → all three 34% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard34%222nd of 245 in Derbyshire

Derbyshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard59%

Derbyshire 76% England 78%

Higher standard20%

Derbyshire 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard50%

Derbyshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Derbyshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard39%

Derbyshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard9%

Derbyshire 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 98 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Derbyshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	34%	4%	102	98
2023/24	44%	7%	104	103
2022/23	53%	4%	105	102

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Chapel-en-le-Frith CofE VC Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.4applications per place 34%met the SATs standard
Chinley Primary School
2.1 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Dove Holes CofE Primary School
3.0 km · Derbyshire

Good2024

2.8applications per place
Combs Infant School
3.1 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place
Buxworth Primary School
4.1 km · Derbyshire

Good2022

2.9applications per place 0%met the SATs standard
Peak Dale Primary School
5.0 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.5applications per place 21%met the SATs standard
Whaley Bridge Primary School
5.1 km · Derbyshire

Good2022

1.7applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
Taxal and Fernilee CofE Primary School
5.4 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Peak Forest Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
5.4 km · Derbyshire

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 133538 · 830/2013
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 480 pupils · 495 on roll
Free school meals: 27.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2002
Address: Warmbrook Road, Chapel-en-le-Frith, High Peak, SK23 0NL
Local authority: Derbyshire · High Peak

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources