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Education in Derbyshire Dales

District

The north west of the East Midlands. 72,028 people in 795 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for Derbyshire Dales, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

Under 25250 or more

Derbyshire Dales had 65 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

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65
Worked out by Open Index · 2026

Derbyshire Dales had 65 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.

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Number of schools: Derbyshire Dales among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. Derbyshire Dales is 65.

Schools

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Published as points, so there is no single figure for Derbyshire Dales. The map shows each one.

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Schools in Derbyshire Dales

Derbyshire Dales has 65 open schools: 1 nursery, 59 primary, 4 secondary and 1 independent.

Outstanding
1
Good
22
Requires improvement
4
Inadequate
1

28 of the 61 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between September 2019 and July 2024.

3 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

6 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.

Schools rated Outstanding in Derbyshire Dales

1 school had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.

Stanton-in-Peak CofE Primary School (April 2024).

Nursery (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Flagg Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school2 to 557Standards maintained, October 2024

Primary (59)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
All Saints CofE Infant SchoolAcademy converter4 to 7142Standards maintained, June 2025
All Saints CofE Junior SchoolAcademy converter7 to 11218Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met86% met KS2 standard
Ashbourne Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11202Good (overall), January 2022, before the school changed
Bakewell CofE Infant SchoolAcademy converter5 to 736Good (overall), June 2023
Bakewell Methodist AcademyAcademy sponsor led7 to 1139Requires improvement (overall), September 2021, before the school changed59% met KS2 standard
Biggin CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1117School remains Good, October 2022
Bishop Pursglove CofE (A) Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 1175School remains Good, May 202355% met KS2 standard
Bonsall CofE (A) Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 1138Good (overall), July 202457% met KS2 standard
Bradley CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 1122No outcome in Ofsted's file
Bradwell CofE (Controlled) Infant School & NurseryVoluntary controlled school2 to 720Good (overall), May 2024
Bradwell Junior SchoolAcademy sponsor led7 to 1141Inadequate (overall), November 2022, before the school changed, special measures60% met KS2 standard
Brailsford CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11150No outcome in Ofsted's file63% met KS2 standard
Brassington Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 1153School remains Good, May 2023
Carsington and Hopton Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school5 to 1131School remains Good, May 2024
Castle View Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11130Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade33% met KS2 standard
Clifton CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school5 to 11107Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade80% met KS2 standard
Cromford Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1175Good (overall), November 202229% met KS2 standard
Curbar Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 1168Good (overall), November 202362% met KS2 standard
Darley Churchtown Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 1141Standards maintained, December 2024Good (overall), January 202070% met KS2 standard
Darley Dale Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11214Standards maintained, January 2025Good (overall), November 201963% met KS2 standard
Doveridge Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 1184School remains Good, November 2022
Earl Sterndale CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1134Some aspects not as strong, December 2024
Elton CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1113Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade
Eyam CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1164Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade50% met KS2 standard
Fitzherbert CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school5 to 1148School remains Good, February 2023
Great Hucklow CE PrimaryVoluntary controlled school3 to 1133Good (overall), May 2023
Grindleford Primary SchoolCommunity school2 to 1141Good (overall), November 202367% met KS2 standard
Hartington CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1122Good (overall), June 2024
Hathersage St Michael's CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11144Good (overall), October 202375% met KS2 standard
Hilltop Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led3 to 11126Requires improvement (overall), September 2022, before the school changed53% met KS2 standard
Hulland CofE Primary & Nursery SchoolAcademy converter2 to 1151School remains Good, June 2023
Kirk Ireton C of E Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1140Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade
Kniveton CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1155Standards maintained, December 2024Good (overall), March 202082% met KS2 standard
Litton CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 1142Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade67% met KS2 standard
Longford CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 1170School remains Good, March 2023100% met KS2 standard
Longstone CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 1194School remains Good, September 202373% met KS2 standard
Marston Montgomery Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 1118Requires improvement (overall), November 2023, before the school changed
Matlock Bath Holy Trinity CofE Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1146School remains Good, March 2023
Middleton Community Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 1193Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met78% met KS2 standard
Monyash CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1148School remains Good, July 202238% met KS2 standard
Norbury CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 1175School remains Good, December 2023
Osmaston CofE (VC) Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11148Good (overall), April 202490% met KS2 standard
Parwich Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 1125Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met
Pilsley CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 1164School remains Good, April 202280% met KS2 standard
Rowsley CofE (Controlled) Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1160Good (overall), May 202480% met KS2 standard
South Darley CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school5 to 1154School remains Good, June 202444% met KS2 standard
St Anne's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11129Good (overall), November 202283% met KS2 standard
St Giles Church of England Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 1189School remains Good, July 202473% met KS2 standard
St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary AcademyAcademy sponsor led3 to 11156Standards maintained, March 2025Good (overall), September 201937% met KS2 standard
St Oswald's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school5 to 11204School remains Good, June 202468% met KS2 standard
Stanton-in-Peak CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1168Outstanding (overall), April 202467% met KS2 standard
Stoney Middleton CofE (C) Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school3 to 1120Good (overall), June 2024
Sudbury Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11Requires improvement (overall), June 2023, before the school changed
Taddington and Priestcliffe SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 1164Good (overall), June 202488% met KS2 standard
Tansley Primary SchoolCommunity school2 to 1158School remains Good, May 202223% met KS2 standard
Winster CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 114School remains Good, May 2022
Wirksworth CofE Infant SchoolVoluntary controlled school5 to 747Good (overall), May 2024
Wirksworth Junior SchoolCommunity school7 to 1176Good (overall), June 202344% met KS2 standard
Youlgrave, All Saints' CofE (VA) Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 1158School remains Good, June 202425% met KS2 standard

Secondary (4)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
Anthony Gell SchoolAcademy converter11 to 18776No outcome in Ofsted's fileAttainment 8: 46.7
Highfields SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,298Standards maintained, January 2025Attainment 8: 49.6
Lady Manners SchoolFoundation school11 to 181,405Standards maintained, February 2025Good (overall), March 2020Attainment 8: 53.0
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,276School remains Good, January 2024Attainment 8: 45.8

Independent (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
St Anselm's SchoolOther independent school0 to 1398Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

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.