St George's CofE Primary School
Church Lane, New Mills, High Peak, SK22 4NP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- DERBY DIOCESAN ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Craig
- Diocese
- Diocese of Derby
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Derby Diocesan Academy Trust
- Constituency
- High Peak
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 149
- Pupils on roll
- 86
- URN
- 144468
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01663743222
About this school
St George's CofE Primary School is a Church of England primary academy in High Peak. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 86 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
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 12 | 16 | 16 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 33% | 38% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 58% | 69% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 50% | 38% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 58% | 56% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 99.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -6.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St George's CofE Primary 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 | 33% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 38% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 102 |
| 2023/24 | 95 |
| 2024/25 | 93 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St George's CofE Primary School compares
St George's CofE Primary School ranked 120th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 5.4% | 42.2% | 86 | — |
| New Mills Primary School | 59% | 4.2% | 20.3% | 216 | 0.3 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy | 70% | 3.9% | 25.4% | 121 | 0.3 miles |
| Newtown Primary School (High Peak Federation) | 60% | 5.4% | 28.6% | 77 | 0.8 miles |
| Thornsett Primary School (High Peak Federation) | 38% | 3.8% | 31.1% | 65 | 1.0 miles |
| Furness Vale Primary and Nursery School | 71% | 3.6% | 33.3% | 72 | 1.3 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)
- 42.17%
- English as an additional language
- 7.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.38%
- Persistent absence
- 12.35%
Location
Nearby schools
-
New Mills Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · High Peak
-
St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · High Peak
-
Newtown Primary School (High Peak Federation)0.8 miles
Primary · New Mills
-
Thornsett Primary School (High Peak Federation)1.0 miles
Primary · High Peak
-
Furness Vale Primary and Nursery School1.3 miles
Primary · High Peak
Other schools in High Peak
St George's CofE Primary School ranks 4th of the 11 ranked primary schools in High Peak.
- 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 Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
- Taxal and Fernilee CofE Primary School Primary
- Thornsett Primary School (High Peak Federation) Primary
- Whaley Bridge Primary School Primary
- New Mills Nursery School Nursery
- Chapel-en-le-Frith High School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does St George's CofE Primary School teach?
- St George's CofE Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in High Peak.
- Who is the headteacher of St George's CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of St George's CofE Primary School is Mrs Sarah Craig, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St George's CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St George's CofE Primary 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 St George's CofE Primary School?
- St George's CofE Primary School has 86 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St George's CofE Primary School full?
- St George's CofE Primary School has capacity for 149 pupils and 86 on roll (58%), 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 St George's CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St George's CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Derby.
- Does St George's CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St George's CofE Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs St George's CofE Primary School?
- St George's CofE Primary School is part of DERBY DIOCESAN ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St George's CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 33% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St George's CofE Primary School rank locally?
- St George's CofE Primary School ranked 120th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St George's CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- St George's CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St George's CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St George's CofE Primary 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 10 July 2026.