Derbyshire Dales schools and Ofsted
Every state school and nursery in Derbyshire Dales, 52 in all, with its latest Ofsted inspection. 86% were judged good or better at their last inspection. 3 have the new-style report cards, which grade each area of the school rather than giving one word.
Darker means a bigger share of schools judged good or better. Tap an area for its page.
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Latest inspections
Every school
| All Saints CofE Infant SchoolDE4 3HX | Primary | Matlock | Standards maintained (2025) |
| All Saints CofE Junior SchoolDE4 3LA | Primary | Matlock | Report card Jun 2026: Strong standard in every area |
| Anthony Gell SchoolDE4 4DX | Secondary | Wirksworth | Not inspected since it opened in 2023 |
| Ashbourne Primary SchoolDE6 1EJ | Primary | Ashbourne | Good (2022) |
| Bakewell CofE Infant SchoolDE45 1BX | Primary | Bakewell | Good (2023) |
| Bakewell Methodist AcademyDE45 1FR | Primary | Bakewell | Requires improvement (2021) |
| Bonsall CofE (A) Primary SchoolDE4 2AE | Primary | Bonsall | Good (2024) |
| Bradley CofE Primary SchoolDE6 1PG | Primary | Hulland | Not inspected since it opened in 2024 |
| Brailsford CofE Primary SchoolDE6 3BY | Primary | Brailsford | Not inspected since it opened in 2024 |
| Brassington Primary SchoolDE4 4HB | Primary | Brassington | School remains Good (2023) |
| Carsington and Hopton Primary SchoolDE4 4DE | Primary | Brassington | School remains Good (2024) |
| Castle View Primary SchoolDE4 3DS | Primary | Matlock | Good in every area (2025) |
| Clifton CofE Primary SchoolDE6 2GJ | Primary | Clifton | Outstanding in 2, good in 2 (2025) |
| Cromford Church of England Primary SchoolDE4 3RG | Primary | Cromford | Good (2022) |
| Darley Churchtown Church of England Primary SchoolDE4 2GL | Primary | Darley Dale | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Darley Dale Primary SchoolDE4 2QB | Primary | Darley Dale | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Doveridge Primary SchoolDE6 5JY | Primary | Doveridge | School remains Good (2023) |
| Elton CofE Primary SchoolDE4 2BW | Primary | Elton | Good in 2, requires improvement in 2 (2025) |
| Fitzherbert CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolDE6 1LD | Primary | Fenny Bentley | School remains Good (2023) |
| Flagg Nursery SchoolSK17 9QT | Nursery | Monyash | Standards maintained (2024) |
| Highfields SchoolDE4 5NA | Secondary | Matlock | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Hilltop Primary AcademyDE6 1NB | Primary | Compton | Requires improvement (2022) |
| Hulland CofE Primary & Nursery SchoolDE6 3FS | Primary | Hulland Ward | School remains Good (2023) |
| Ilam Church of England Primary SchoolDE6 2AZ | Primary | Fenny Bentley | Good (2023) |
| Kirk Ireton C of E Primary SchoolDE6 3LD | Primary | Kirk Ireton | Outstanding in 2, good in 2 (2025) |
| Kniveton CofE Primary SchoolDE6 1JJ | Primary | Kniveton | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Lady Manners SchoolDE45 1JA | Secondary | Bakewell | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Long Lane Church of England Primary SchoolDE6 5BJ | Primary | Brailsford | Requires improvement (2023) |
| Longford CofE Primary SchoolDE6 3DR | Primary | Boylestone | School remains Good (2023) |
| Longstone CofE Primary SchoolDE45 1TZ | Primary | Great Longstone | School remains Good (2023) |
| Marston Montgomery Primary SchoolDE6 2FF | Primary | Marston Montgomery | Requires improvement (2023) |
| Matlock Bath Holy Trinity CofE Controlled Primary SchoolDE4 3PW | Primary | Matlock Bath | School remains Good (2023) |
| Middleton Community Primary SchoolDE4 4LQ | Primary | Middleton | Report card Apr 2026: Strong standard in 3, expected standard in 3, needs attention in 1 |
| Monyash CofE Primary SchoolDE45 1JH | Primary | Monyash | School remains Good (2022) |
| Mugginton CofE Primary SchoolDE6 4PL | Primary | Brailsford | School remains Good (2023) |
| Osmaston CofE (VC) Primary SchoolDE6 1LW | Primary | Compton | Good (2024) |
| Parwich Primary SchoolDE6 1QJ | Primary | Parwich | Report card Jul 2026: Strong standard in 1, expected standard in 5 |
| Pilsley CofE Primary SchoolDE45 1UF | Primary | Pilsley | School remains Good (2022) |
| Queen Elizabeth's Grammar SchoolDE6 1EP | Secondary | Ashbourne | School remains Good (2024) |
| Rowsley CofE (Controlled) Primary SchoolDE4 2ED | Primary | Rowsley | Good (2024) |
| South Darley CofE Primary SchoolDE4 2JT | Primary | Darley Bridge | School remains Good (2024) |
| St Anne's CofE Primary SchoolDE45 1RZ | Primary | Baslow | Good (2023) |
| St Giles Church of England Primary and Nursery SchoolDE4 3DD | Primary | Matlock | School remains Good (2024) |
| St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary AcademyDE4 3FT | Primary | Matlock | Standards maintained (2025) |
| St Oswald's CofE Primary SchoolDE6 1AS | Primary | Ashbourne | School remains Good (2024) |
| Stanton-in-Peak CofE Primary SchoolDE4 2LX | Primary | Rowsley | Outstanding (2024) |
| Sudbury Primary SchoolDE6 5HZ | Primary | Sudbury | Requires improvement (2023) |
| Tansley Primary SchoolDE4 5FG | Primary | Tansley | School remains Good (2022) |
| Winster CofE Primary SchoolDE4 2DH | Primary | Winster | School remains Good (2022) |
| Wirksworth CofE Infant SchoolDE4 4FG | Primary | Wirksworth | Good (2024) |
| Wirksworth Junior SchoolDE4 4FD | Primary | Wirksworth | Good (2023) |
| Youlgrave, All Saints' CofE (VA) Primary SchoolDE45 1WN | Primary | Youlgrave | School remains Good (2024) |
How the new report cards work
Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school (achievement, teaching, behaviour, personal development, inclusion, leadership) on a five-point scale: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention, urgent improvement. Safeguarding is met or not met. Across the 3 Derbyshire Dales report cards so far, the grades given were: strong standard 10 times, expected standard 8 times, needs attention 1 times.
Schools inspected before then have a single grade (outstanding, good, requires improvement or inadequate), or from September 2024 a grade for each area without an overall one. Short “ungraded” visits check a school is still at its last grade.
Where the figures come from
Ofsted publishes the latest inspection of every state-funded school each month, under the Open Government Licence. We keep those at ST and DE postcodes and show here the ones in Derbyshire Dales. Independent schools and childminders aren’t included. Each school links to its full report on the Ofsted website.
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Questions people ask
How many schools in Derbyshire Dales are rated good or better?
86% of the 52 state schools and nurseries in Derbyshire Dales were judged good or better at their last Ofsted inspection.
What are Ofsted report cards?
Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, instead of giving one overall word.
How many schools are there in Derbyshire Dales?
There are 52 state-funded schools and nurseries in Derbyshire Dales: 47 primary, 4 secondary, 1 nursery.