Chapel-en-le-Frith High School
Long Lane, Chapel-en-le-Frith, High Peak, SK23 0TQ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Greg Raynor
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- High Peak
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 950
- Pupils on roll
- 941
- URN
- 112932
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01298813118
About this school
Chapel-en-le-Frith High School is a community secondary school in High Peak. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 941 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Chapel-en-le-Frith High School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 187 | 184 | 176 |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.3 | 48.4 | 43.8 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.04 -0.16 to +0.25 | +0.34 +0.14 to +0.55 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 49% | 47.3% | 37.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 70% | 70.1% | 58% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 25% | 28.3% | 30.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.9 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Chapel-en-le-Frith High 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 | Derbyshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47.3 | 41.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 48.4 | 41.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 43.8 | 40.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 931 |
| 2023/24 | 951 |
| 2024/25 | 943 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chapel-en-le-Frith High School compares
Chapel-en-le-Frith High School ranked 26th of 45 secondary schools in Derbyshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 52% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43.8 | 7.9% | 24.6% | 941 | — |
| St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy | 49.5 | 8.3% | 30.8% | 407 | 3.9 miles |
| New Mills School | 44.5 | 8.1% | 28.4% | 692 | 4.5 miles |
| Buxton Community School | 41.6 | 9% | 29.6% | 954 | 4.7 miles |
| Hope Valley College | 44.4 | 11.3% | 23.8% | 518 | 7.3 miles |
| Poynton High School | 53 | 7.2% | 10% | 1,467 | 8.0 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)
- 24.6%
- English as an additional language
- 1.8%
- Overall absence
- 7.93%
- Persistent absence
- 19.77%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy3.9 miles
Secondary · Buxton
-
New Mills School4.5 miles
Secondary · High Peak
-
Buxton Community School4.7 miles
Secondary · Buxton
-
Hope Valley College7.3 miles
Secondary · Hope Valley
-
Poynton High School8.0 miles
Secondary · Stockport
Other schools in High Peak
- New Mills School Secondary
- New Mills Nursery School Nursery
- Buxworth Primary School Primary
- Chapel-en-le-Frith CofE VC Primary School Primary
- Furness Vale Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Hague Bar Primary School Primary
- Hayfield Primary School Primary
- New Mills Primary School Primary
- St George's CofE Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
- Taxal and Fernilee CofE Primary School Primary
- Thornsett Primary School (High Peak Federation) Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Chapel-en-le-Frith High School teach?
- Chapel-en-le-Frith High School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in High Peak.
- Who is the headteacher of Chapel-en-le-Frith High School?
- The headteacher of Chapel-en-le-Frith High School is Mr Greg Raynor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Chapel-en-le-Frith High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chapel-en-le-Frith High 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 many pupils are at Chapel-en-le-Frith High School?
- Chapel-en-le-Frith High School has 941 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Chapel-en-le-Frith High School full?
- Chapel-en-le-Frith High School has capacity for 950 pupils and 941 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Chapel-en-le-Frith High School a faith school?
- No. Chapel-en-le-Frith High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Chapel-en-le-Frith High School a selective school?
- No. Chapel-en-le-Frith High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- What SEN provision does Chapel-en-le-Frith High School have?
- The schools register lists Chapel-en-le-Frith High School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Chapel-en-le-Frith High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 47.3 in 2022/23 and 43.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Chapel-en-le-Frith High School compare with other schools in Derbyshire?
- Chapel-en-le-Frith High School ranked 26th of 45 secondary schools in Derbyshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 52% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Chapel-en-le-Frith High School's absence rate?
- Chapel-en-le-Frith High School's overall absence rate is 7.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chapel-en-le-Frith High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chapel-en-le-Frith High School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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.