Schools in High Peak

About schools in High Peak

Most of the 15 schools listed in High Peak are primary schools. Its two secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. One school here provides for children with additional needs.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

49%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 12 schools with published results

Nursery schools1

• New Mills Nursery School

  Local authority nursery school · Ages 3 to 5

Primary schools11

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Buxworth Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  0%

  expected standard
• Chapel-en-le-Frith CofE VC Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3 to 11

  34%

  expected standard
• Furness Vale Primary and Nursery School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  71%

  expected standard
• Hague Bar Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 5 to 11

  40%

  expected standard
• Hayfield Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  56%

  expected standard
• New Mills Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  59%

  expected standard
• St George's CofE Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  63%

  expected standard
• St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  70%

  expected standard
• Taxal and Fernilee CofE Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  79%

  expected standard
• Thornsett Primary School (High Peak Federation)

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  38%

  expected standard
• Whaley Bridge Primary School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 11

  31%

  expected standard

Secondary schools2

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Chapel-en-le-Frith High School

  Community school · Ages 11 to 16

  43.8

  Attainment 8
• New Mills School

  Community school · Ages 11 to 16

  44.5

  Attainment 8

Special schools and alternative provision1

• Peak School

  Academy special converter · Ages 2 to 19

Common questions about schools in High Peak

How many schools are in High Peak?

OfferDay lists 15 schools in High Peak, including eleven primary schools and two secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in High Peak?

Every school in High Peak is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in High Peak?

OfferDay ranks schools in High Peak where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 10 July 2026.