Combs Infant School
Lesser Lane, Chapel-en-le-Frith, Combs High Peak, SK23 9UZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Joanna Sweatmore
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- High Peak
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 38
- Pupils on roll
- 14
- URN
- 112525
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01298813120
About this school
Combs Infant School is a community primary school in Combs High Peak. It teaches children aged 2 to 7 and has 14 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Combs Infant School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 35 |
| 2023/24 | 20 |
| 2024/25 | 16 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Combs Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.1% | 12.5% | 14 | — |
| Chapel-en-le-Frith CofE VC Primary School | 34% | 4.2% | 25.2% | 495 | 1.9 miles |
| Dove Holes CofE Primary School | — | 6% | 36.7% | 41 | 2.2 miles |
| Taxal and Fernilee CofE Primary School | 79% | 4.1% | 14.3% | 192 | 2.5 miles |
| Whaley Bridge Primary School | 31% | 4.4% | 22.6% | 142 | 2.5 miles |
| Buxworth Primary School | 0% | 5.7% | 27.2% | 104 | 2.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12.5%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 4.13%
- Persistent absence
- 0%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Chapel-en-le-Frith CofE VC Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · High Peak
-
Dove Holes CofE Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Buxton
-
Taxal and Fernilee CofE Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · High Peak
-
Whaley Bridge Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · High Peak
-
Buxworth Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · High Peak
Common questions
- What year groups does Combs Infant School teach?
- Combs Infant School teaches children aged 2 to 7. It is a primary school in Combs High Peak.
- Who is the headteacher of Combs Infant School?
- The headteacher of Combs Infant School is Miss Joanna Sweatmore, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Combs Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Combs Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Combs Infant School?
- Combs Infant School has 14 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 7.
- Is Combs Infant School full?
- Combs Infant School has capacity for 38 pupils and 14 on roll (37%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Combs Infant School a faith school?
- No. Combs Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Combs Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Combs Infant School as having nursery classes.
- What is Combs Infant School's absence rate?
- Combs Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Combs Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Combs Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.