# Education in Derbyshire Dales

The north west of the East Midlands. 72,028 people (mid-2025 estimate) 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.

In: [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands)

## Number of schools

Derbyshire Dales: **65** (2026, council level, Great Britain only). Source: Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government. Published 15 October 2026.

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

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/number-of-schools?place=E07000035) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/number-of-schools) · https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/education#l-schools-count

## Schools

Exact point level, Great Britain only. Source: Department for Education and Ofsted and Department for Education and Welsh Government and Scottish Government and Ordnance Survey.

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

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?place=E07000035) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) · https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/education#l-schools

## Schools in Derbyshire Dales

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

| Latest Ofsted grade | Schools |
| --- | --- |
| 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.

### Nursery (1) (1)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Flagg Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/flagg-nursery-school-e112481) | Local authority nursery school | 2 to 5 | 57 | Standards maintained, October 2024 |

### Primary (59) (59)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted | Results (KS2 2024/25) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [All Saints CofE Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-saints-cofe-infant-school-e144068) | Academy converter | 4 to 7 | 142 | Standards maintained, June 2025 | – |
| [All Saints CofE Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-saints-cofe-junior-school-e144067) | Academy converter | 7 to 11 | 218 | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 86% met KS2 standard |
| [Ashbourne Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashbourne-primary-school-e150723) | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 202 | Good (overall), January 2022, before the school changed | – |
| [Bakewell CofE Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bakewell-cofe-infant-school-e148107) | Academy converter | 5 to 7 | 36 | Good (overall), June 2023 | – |
| [Bakewell Methodist Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bakewell-methodist-academy-e150292) | Academy sponsor led | 7 to 11 | 39 | Requires improvement (overall), September 2021, before the school changed | 59% met KS2 standard |
| [Biggin CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/biggin-cofe-primary-school-e112822) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 17 | School remains Good, October 2022 | – |
| [Bishop Pursglove CofE (A) Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bishop-pursglove-cofe-a-primary-school-e148108) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 75 | School remains Good, May 2023 | 55% met KS2 standard |
| [Bonsall CofE (A) Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bonsall-cofe-a-primary-school-e112888) | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 38 | Good (overall), July 2024 | 57% met KS2 standard |
| [Bradley CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bradley-cofe-primary-school-e150720) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 22 | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Bradwell CofE (Controlled) Infant School & Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bradwell-cofe-controlled-infant-school-and-nursery-e112803) | Voluntary controlled school | 2 to 7 | 20 | Good (overall), May 2024 | – |
| [Bradwell Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bradwell-junior-school-e150289) | Academy sponsor led | 7 to 11 | 41 | Inadequate (overall), November 2022, before the school changed, special measures | 60% met KS2 standard |
| [Brailsford CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brailsford-cofe-primary-school-e150719) | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 150 | No outcome in Ofsted's file | 63% met KS2 standard |
| [Brassington Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brassington-primary-school-e112515) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 53 | School remains Good, May 2023 | – |
| [Carsington and Hopton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/carsington-and-hopton-primary-school-e112878) | Voluntary aided school | 5 to 11 | 31 | School remains Good, May 2024 | – |
| [Castle View Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castle-view-primary-school-e143968) | Academy converter | 2 to 11 | 130 | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 33% met KS2 standard |
| [Clifton CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/clifton-cofe-primary-school-e112811) | Voluntary controlled school | 5 to 11 | 107 | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 80% met KS2 standard |
| [Cromford Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cromford-church-of-england-primary-school-e112840) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 75 | Good (overall), November 2022 | 29% met KS2 standard |
| [Curbar Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/curbar-primary-school-e112535) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 68 | Good (overall), November 2023 | 62% met KS2 standard |
| [Darley Churchtown Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/darley-churchtown-church-of-england-primary-school-e142839) | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 41 | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 70% met KS2 standard |
| [Darley Dale Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/darley-dale-primary-school-e112591) | Community school | 3 to 11 | 214 | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 63% met KS2 standard |
| [Doveridge Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/doveridge-primary-school-e112537) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 84 | School remains Good, November 2022 | – |
| [Earl Sterndale CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/earl-sterndale-cofe-primary-school-e112821) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 34 | Some aspects not as strong, December 2024 | – |
| [Elton CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elton-cofe-primary-school-e112815) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 13 | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Eyam CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eyam-cofe-primary-school-e112816) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 64 | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | 50% met KS2 standard |
| [Fitzherbert CofE (Aided) Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fitzherbert-cofe-aided-primary-school-e112883) | Voluntary aided school | 5 to 11 | 48 | School remains Good, February 2023 | – |
| [Great Hucklow CE Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/great-hucklow-ce-primary-e112819) | Voluntary controlled school | 3 to 11 | 33 | Good (overall), May 2023 | – |
| [Grindleford Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grindleford-primary-school-e112550) | Community school | 2 to 11 | 41 | Good (overall), November 2023 | 67% met KS2 standard |
| [Hartington CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hartington-cofe-primary-school-e112823) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 22 | Good (overall), June 2024 | – |
| [Hathersage St Michael's CofE (Aided) Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hathersage-st-michaels-cofe-aided-primary-school-e112885) | Voluntary aided school | 3 to 11 | 144 | Good (overall), October 2023 | 75% met KS2 standard |
| [Hilltop Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hilltop-primary-academy-e150628) | Academy sponsor led | 3 to 11 | 126 | Requires improvement (overall), September 2022, before the school changed | 53% met KS2 standard |
| [Hulland CofE Primary & Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hulland-cofe-primary-and-nursery-school-e150722) | Academy converter | 2 to 11 | 51 | School remains Good, June 2023 | – |
| [Kirk Ireton C of E Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kirk-ireton-c-of-e-primary-school-e112832) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 40 | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Kniveton CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kniveton-cofe-primary-school-e112834) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 55 | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 82% met KS2 standard |
| [Litton CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/litton-cofe-primary-school-e112886) | Voluntary aided school | 3 to 11 | 42 | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 67% met KS2 standard |
| [Longford CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/longford-cofe-primary-school-e146461) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 70 | School remains Good, March 2023 | 100% met KS2 standard |
| [Longstone CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/longstone-cofe-primary-school-e112887) | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 94 | School remains Good, September 2023 | 73% met KS2 standard |
| [Marston Montgomery Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/marston-montgomery-primary-school-e150189) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 18 | Requires improvement (overall), November 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [Matlock Bath Holy Trinity CofE Controlled Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/matlock-bath-holy-trinity-cofe-controlled-primary-school-e112841) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 46 | School remains Good, March 2023 | – |
| [Middleton Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/middleton-community-primary-school-e112654) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 93 | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 78% met KS2 standard |
| [Monyash CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/monyash-cofe-primary-school-e112843) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 48 | School remains Good, July 2022 | 38% met KS2 standard |
| [Norbury CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/norbury-cofe-primary-school-e150880) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 75 | School remains Good, December 2023 | – |
| [Osmaston CofE (VC) Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/osmaston-cofe-vc-primary-school-e112847) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 148 | Good (overall), April 2024 | 90% met KS2 standard |
| [Parwich Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parwich-primary-school-e112604) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 25 | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Pilsley CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pilsley-cofe-primary-school-e112891) | Voluntary aided school | 3 to 11 | 64 | School remains Good, April 2022 | 80% met KS2 standard |
| [Rowsley CofE (Controlled) Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rowsley-cofe-controlled-primary-school-e112820) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 60 | Good (overall), May 2024 | 80% met KS2 standard |
| [South Darley CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/south-darley-cofe-primary-school-e112842) | Voluntary controlled school | 5 to 11 | 54 | School remains Good, June 2024 | 44% met KS2 standard |
| [St Anne's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-annes-cofe-primary-school-e112800) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 129 | Good (overall), November 2022 | 83% met KS2 standard |
| [St Giles Church of England Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-giles-church-of-england-primary-and-nursery-school-e141674) | Academy sponsor led | 3 to 11 | 89 | School remains Good, July 2024 | 73% met KS2 standard |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-voluntary-academy-e142827) | Academy sponsor led | 3 to 11 | 156 | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 37% met KS2 standard |
| [St Oswald's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-oswalds-cofe-primary-school-e112796) | Voluntary controlled school | 5 to 11 | 204 | School remains Good, June 2024 | 68% met KS2 standard |
| [Stanton-in-Peak CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stanton-in-peak-cofe-primary-school-e112856) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 68 | Outstanding (overall), April 2024 | 67% met KS2 standard |
| [Stoney Middleton CofE (C) Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stoney-middleton-cofe-c-primary-school-e112858) | Voluntary controlled school | 3 to 11 | 20 | Good (overall), June 2024 | – |
| [Sudbury Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sudbury-primary-school-e152381) | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | – | Requires improvement (overall), June 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [Taddington and Priestcliffe School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/taddington-and-priestcliffe-school-e112892) | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 64 | Good (overall), June 2024 | 88% met KS2 standard |
| [Tansley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tansley-primary-school-e112592) | Community school | 2 to 11 | 58 | School remains Good, May 2022 | 23% met KS2 standard |
| [Winster CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/winster-cofe-primary-school-e112863) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 4 | School remains Good, May 2022 | – |
| [Wirksworth CofE Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wirksworth-cofe-infant-school-e112864) | Voluntary controlled school | 5 to 7 | 47 | Good (overall), May 2024 | – |
| [Wirksworth Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wirksworth-junior-school-e112652) | Community school | 7 to 11 | 76 | Good (overall), June 2023 | 44% met KS2 standard |
| [Youlgrave, All Saints' CofE (VA) Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/youlgrave-all-saints-cofe-va-primary-school-e112924) | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 58 | School remains Good, June 2024 | 25% met KS2 standard |

### Secondary (4) (4)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted | Results (KS4 2025/26) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Anthony Gell School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/anthony-gell-school-e149644) | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 776 | No outcome in Ofsted's file | Attainment 8: 46.7 |
| [Highfields School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highfields-school-e148299) | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 1,298 | Standards maintained, January 2025 | Attainment 8: 49.6 |
| [Lady Manners School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lady-manners-school-e112996) | Foundation school | 11 to 18 | 1,405 | Standards maintained, February 2025 | Attainment 8: 53.0 |
| [Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queen-elizabeths-grammar-school-e136972) | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 1,276 | School remains Good, January 2024 | Attainment 8: 45.8 |

### Independent (1) (1)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Anselm's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-anselms-school-e113002) | Other independent school | 0 to 13 | 98 | Not 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.

## More on this place

- [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales)
- [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/housing) (17)
- [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/crime) (13)
- [People](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/people) (24)
- [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/deprivation) (8)
- [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/health) (4)
- [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/environment) (9)
- [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/transport) (4)
- [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/connectivity) (5)
- [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/planning) (3)
- [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/economy) (4)
- [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/council-tax) (10)
- [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/elections) (7)
- [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/services) (3)
- [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/sources) (28)

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