# Education in North East Derbyshire

The north west of the East Midlands. 107,888 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 276 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for North East Derbyshire, 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

North East Derbyshire: **51** (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.

North East Derbyshire had 51 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/number-of-schools?place=E07000038) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/number-of-schools) · https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire/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 North East Derbyshire. The map shows each one.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?place=E07000038) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) · https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire/education#l-schools

## Schools in North East Derbyshire

North East Derbyshire has 51 open schools: 46 primary, 3 secondary and 2 special.

| Latest Ofsted grade | Schools |
| --- | --- |
| Outstanding | 0 |
| Good | 13 |
| Requires improvement | 2 |
| Inadequate | 0 |

15 of the 49 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between February 2020 and June 2024.
9 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.
8 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.

### Primary (46) (46)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted | Results (KS2 2024/25) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Arkwright Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/arkwright-primary-school-e152133) | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 99 | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed | – |
| [Ashover Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashover-primary-school-e112501) | Community school | 3 to 11 | 210 | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 79% met KS2 standard |
| [Barlow CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barlow-cofe-primary-school-e112798) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 86 | School remains Good, February 2024 | 55% met KS2 standard |
| [Birk Hill Infant & Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/birk-hill-infant-and-nursery-school-e112543) | Community school | 3 to 7 | 63 | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Calow CofE VC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/calow-cofe-vc-primary-school-e112876) | Voluntary controlled school | 3 to 11 | 192 | Good (overall), September 2022 | 77% met KS2 standard |
| [Camms CofE (Aided) Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/camms-cofe-aided-primary-school-e112882) | Voluntary aided school | 3 to 11 | 215 | School remains Good, July 2024 | 47% met KS2 standard |
| [Cutthorpe Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cutthorpe-primary-school-e112513) | Community school | 3 to 11 | 110 | Good (overall), November 2022 | 40% met KS2 standard |
| [Deer Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/deer-park-primary-school-e112651) | Community school | 5 to 11 | 338 | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 75% met KS2 standard |
| [Dronfield Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dronfield-infant-school-e112540) | Community school | 4 to 7 | 199 | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [Dronfield Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dronfield-junior-school-e112539) | Community school | 7 to 11 | 319 | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 59% met KS2 standard |
| [Dronfield Stonelow Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dronfield-stonelow-junior-school-e112698) | Community school | 7 to 11 | 139 | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 76% met KS2 standard |
| [Eckington Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eckington-junior-school-e144293) | Academy converter | 7 to 11 | 120 | Good (overall), March 2024 | 39% met KS2 standard |
| [Gorseybrigg Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gorseybrigg-primary-school-and-nursery-e133516) | Community school | 3 to 11 | 252 | School remains Good, April 2023 | 73% met KS2 standard |
| [Grassmoor Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grassmoor-primary-school-e112553) | Community school | 3 to 11 | 220 | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | 40% met KS2 standard |
| [Heath Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heath-primary-school-e146508) | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 364 | School remains Good, May 2023 | 49% met KS2 standard |
| [Holmesdale Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holmesdale-infant-school-e112680) | Community school | 5 to 7 | 150 | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [Holmgate Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holmgate-primary-school-and-nursery-e112530) | Community school | 3 to 11 | 247 | Good (overall), June 2023 | 63% met KS2 standard |
| [Hunloke Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hunloke-park-primary-school-e151591) | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 357 | Requires improvement (overall), March 2024, before the school changed | – |
| [Immaculate Conception Catholic Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/immaculate-conception-catholic-primary-e141569) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 213 | School remains Good, February 2023 | 72% met KS2 standard |
| [Killamarsh Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/killamarsh-infant-school-e112579) | Community school | 3 to 7 | 154 | Some aspects not as strong, March 2025 | – |
| [Killamarsh Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/killamarsh-junior-school-e112578) | Community school | 7 to 11 | 126 | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 39% met KS2 standard |
| [Lenthall Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lenthall-infant-and-nursery-school-e112696) | Community school | 2 to 7 | 82 | School remains Good, October 2023 | – |
| [Marsh Lane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/marsh-lane-primary-school-e112544) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 147 | School remains Good, June 2023 | 90% met KS2 standard |
| [Mickley Village Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mickley-village-primary-and-nursery-school-e151658) | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 65 | Requires improvement (overall), May 2024, before the school changed | – |
| [Morton Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/morton-primary-academy-e149588) | Academy sponsor led | 3 to 11 | 103 | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 67% met KS2 standard |
| [North Wingfield Primary and Nursery Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/north-wingfield-primary-and-nursery-academy-e147514) | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 378 | Good (overall), June 2024 | 67% met KS2 standard |
| [Northfield Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/northfield-junior-school-e112685) | Community school | 7 to 11 | 165 | School remains Good, February 2024 | 75% met KS2 standard |
| [Park House Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/park-house-primary-school-e112606) | Community school | 5 to 11 | 205 | School remains Good, July 2023 | 57% met KS2 standard |
| [Penny Acres Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/penny-acres-primary-school-e112565) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 59 | School remains Good, July 2023 | 88% met KS2 standard |
| [Pilsley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pilsley-primary-school-e112605) | Community school | 3 to 11 | 213 | School remains Good, February 2024 | 87% met KS2 standard |
| [Renishaw Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/renishaw-primary-school-e112545) | Community school | 3 to 11 | 187 | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 52% met KS2 standard |
| [Ridgeway Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ridgeway-primary-school-e151759) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | – | Good (overall), May 2022, before the school changed | – |
| [Sharley Park Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sharley-park-community-primary-school-e135498) | Community school | 5 to 11 | 411 | School remains Good, April 2023 | 49% met KS2 standard |
| [Shirland Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shirland-primary-school-e151175) | Academy converter | 5 to 11 | 175 | Good (overall), February 2024, before the school changed | – |
| [St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-andrews-cofe-methodist-aided-primary-school-e112913) | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 193 | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 76% met KS2 standard |
| [St Giles CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-giles-cofe-primary-school-e144383) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 310 | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 54% met KS2 standard |
| [Stonebroom Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stonebroom-primary-and-nursery-school-e149823) | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 211 | School remains Good, September 2019 | 56% met KS2 standard |
| [Stretton Handley Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stretton-handley-church-of-england-primary-school-e112859) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 59 | School remains Good, March 2023 | 29% met KS2 standard |
| [Temple Normanton Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/temple-normanton-primary-academy-e144344) | Academy sponsor led | 3 to 11 | 106 | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 70% met KS2 standard |
| [Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tupton-primary-and-nursery-academy-e147022) | Academy sponsor led | 3 to 11 | 237 | Good (overall), October 2023 | 66% met KS2 standard |
| [Unstone Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/unstone-junior-school-e112642) | Community school | 7 to 11 | 49 | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met, special measures | 67% met KS2 standard |
| [Unstone St Mary's Nursery & Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/unstone-st-marys-nursery-and-infant-school-e112643) | Community school | 3 to 7 | 50 | Good (overall), May 2024 | – |
| [Walton Holymoorside Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/walton-holymoorside-primary-school-e147120) | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 379 | Good (overall), November 2023 | 82% met KS2 standard |
| [Wessington Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wessington-primary-school-e112646) | Community school | 3 to 11 | 96 | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 78% met KS2 standard |
| [Wigley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wigley-primary-school-e112514) | Community school | 5 to 11 | 56 | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 83% met KS2 standard |
| [William Levick Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/william-levick-primary-school-e112541) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 207 | School remains Good, June 2024 | 81% met KS2 standard |

### Secondary (3) (3)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted | Results (KS4 2025/26) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dronfield-henry-fanshawe-school-e112969) | Voluntary controlled school | 11 to 18 | 1,810 | Good (overall), July 2023 | Attainment 8: 49.4 |
| [Eckington School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eckington-school-e149825) | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 1,124 | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8: 44.1 |
| [Tupton Hall School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tupton-hall-school-e146099) | Academy sponsor led | 11 to 18 | 1,581 | Good (overall), November 2022 | Attainment 8: 43.4 |

### Special (2) (2)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Eastwood Grange School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eastwood-grange-school-e113026) | Other independent special school | 5 to 19 | 60 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| [Landmarks](https://openindex.co.uk/school/landmarks-e131900) | Special post 16 institution | 16 to 99 | – | No outcome in Ofsted's 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

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- [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire/crime) (13)
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- [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire/deprivation) (8)
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- [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire/elections) (7)
- [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire/services) (3)
- [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire/sources) (28)

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