Education in High Peak
DistrictThe north west of the East Midlands. 91,676 people in 540 square kilometres.
2 layers about education for High Peak, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.
Schools by council
Worked out by Open Index · 2026
Under 25250 or more
High Peak had 56 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.
Number of schools
CouncilGreat Britain only56
Worked out by Open Index · 2026
High Peak had 56 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.
Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.
Schools
Exact pointGreat Britain onlyPublished as points, so there is no single figure for High Peak. The map shows each one.
Schools in High Peak
High Peak has 56 open schools: 3 nursery, 43 primary, 7 secondary and 3 special.
- Outstanding
- 0
- Good
- 20
- Requires improvement
- 0
- Inadequate
- 0
20 of the 54 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between July 2022 and June 2024.
4 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.
12 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.
Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.
Nursery (3)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gamesley Early Excellence Centre | Local authority nursery school | 2 to 5 | 33 | Good (overall), June 2024 |
| Hadfield Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 2 to 5 | 52 | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade |
| New Mills Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 3 to 5 | 38 | Standards maintained, January 2025 |
Primary (43)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy | Academy converter | 5 to 11 | 51 | School remains Good, December 2022 |
| Bamford Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 64 | School remains Good, April 2022 |
| Burbage Primary School | Academy converter | 5 to 11 | 355 | Good (overall), September 2023, before the school changed |
| Buxton Infant School | Academy converter | 4 to 7 | Good (overall), December 2023, before the school changed | |
| Buxton Junior School | Academy converter | 7 to 11 | School remains Good, March 2023 | |
| Buxworth Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 104 | Good (overall), October 2022 |
| Castleton CofE Primary School | Voluntary controlled school | 3 to 11 | 21 | Good (overall), May 2024 |
| Chapel-en-le-Frith CofE VC Primary School | Voluntary controlled school | 3 to 11 | 495 | Good (overall), September 2023 |
| Charlesworth Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 101 | Good (overall), October 2023 |
| Chinley Primary School | Foundation school | 3 to 11 | 234 | School remains Good, June 2023 |
| Combs Infant School | Community school | 2 to 7 | 14 | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade |
| Dinting Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 113 | School remains Good, March 2023 |
| Dove Holes CofE Primary School | Voluntary controlled school | 3 to 11 | 41 | Good (overall), January 2024 |
| Duke of Norfolk CofE Primary School | Voluntary controlled school | 3 to 11 | 304 | Good (overall), June 2024 |
| Edale CofE Primary School | Voluntary controlled school | 5 to 11 | 23 | School remains Good, February 2024 |
| Fairfield Infant and Nursery School | Academy converter | 2 to 7 | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed | |
| Furness Vale Primary and Nursery School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 72 | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade |
| Gamesley Primary and Nursery School | Academy sponsor led | 2 to 11 | 180 | Good (overall), April 2023 |
| Hadfield Infant School | Community school | 5 to 7 | 140 | Good (overall), November 2023 |
| Hague Bar Primary School | Academy converter | 5 to 11 | 50 | School remains Good, February 2023 |
| Harpur Hill Primary School | Academy converter | 2 to 11 | Standards maintained, November 2024 | |
| Hayfield Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 178 | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met |
| Hope Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 67 | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade |
| New Mills Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 216 | School remains Good, June 2023 |
| Newtown Primary School (High Peak Federation) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 77 | Good (overall), March 2024 |
| Padfield Community Primary School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 92 | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade |
| Peak Dale Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 77 | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade |
| Peak Forest Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 42 | Standards maintained, January 2025 |
| Simmondley Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | Standards maintained, November 2024 | |
| St Andrew's CofE Junior School | Voluntary controlled school | 7 to 11 | 220 | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met |
| St Anne's Catholic Voluntary Academy | Academy converter | 5 to 11 | 252 | Good (overall), December 2022 |
| St Charles' Catholic Voluntary Academy | Academy sponsor led | 4 to 11 | 168 | Good (overall), November 2022 |
| St George's CofE Primary School | Academy sponsor led | 3 to 11 | 86 | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade |
| St Luke's CofE Primary School | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 201 | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met |
| St Margaret's Catholic Voluntary Academy | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 34 | School remains Good, February 2023 |
| St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 121 | School remains Good, January 2023 |
| St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy | Academy sponsor led | 4 to 11 | 97 | Good (overall), December 2022 |
| St Peter's Church of England (VC) Junior School | Voluntary controlled school | 7 to 11 | 165 | School remains Good, July 2024 |
| Taxal and Fernilee CofE Primary School | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 192 | School remains Good, May 2023 |
| Thornsett Primary School (High Peak Federation) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 65 | Good (overall), May 2024 |
| Tintwistle CofE (Aided) Primary School | Voluntary aided school | 3 to 11 | 110 | School remains Good, February 2023 |
| Whaley Bridge Primary School | Community school | 2 to 11 | 142 | Good (overall), July 2022 |
| Whitfield St James' CofE (VC) Primary School | Voluntary controlled school | 3 to 11 | 311 | Good (overall), July 2023 |
Secondary (7)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buxton Community School | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 954 | School remains Good, January 2020 |
| Chapel-en-le-Frith High School | Community school | 11 to 16 | 941 | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade |
| Glossopdale School and Sixth Form | Academy sponsor led | 11 to 18 | 1,162 | Good (overall), November 2023 |
| Hope Valley College | Academy sponsor led | 11 to 18 | 518 | Good (overall), October 2023 |
| New Mills School | Community school | 11 to 16 | 692 | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade |
| St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy | Academy sponsor led | 11 to 16 | 577 | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met |
| St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy | Academy converter | 11 to 16 | 407 | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade |
Special (3)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kershaw Wood | Other independent special school | 5 to 11 | 12 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| Oaklands Manor School | Other independent special school | 11 to 17 | 0 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| Peak School | Academy special converter | 2 to 19 | 86 | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade |
Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.
Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.