Schools

High Peak schools and Ofsted

Every state school and nursery in High Peak, 53 in all, with its latest Ofsted inspection. 96% were judged good or better at their last inspection. 4 have the new-style report cards, which grade each area of the school rather than giving one word.

53state schools and nurseries

96%good or betterat their last inspection

4new report cardssince November 2025

1inspections publishedin the last six months

Darker means a bigger share of schools judged good or better. Tap an area for its page.

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Latest inspections

Hayfield Primary School: new Ofsted report card 21 September

Every school


All Saints' Catholic Voluntary AcademySK13 7RJ	Primary	Glossop	School remains Good (2023)
Bamford Primary SchoolS33 0AR	Primary	Bamford	School remains Good (2022)
Burbage Primary SchoolSK17 9AE	Primary	Burbage	Good (2023)
Buxton Community SchoolSK17 9EA	Secondary	Burbage	School remains Good (2020)
Buxton Infant SchoolSK17 6QB	Primary	Buxton	Good (2024)
Buxton Junior SchoolSK17 9DR	Primary	Buxton	School remains Good (2023)
Buxworth Primary SchoolSK23 7NJ	Primary	Buxworth	Good (2022)
Castleton CofE Primary SchoolS33 8WE	Primary	Castleton	Good (2024)
Chapel-en-le-Frith CofE VC Primary SchoolSK23 0NL	Primary	Chapel-en-le-Frith	Good (2023)
Chapel-en-le-Frith High SchoolSK23 0TQ	Secondary	Chapel-en-le-Frith	Good in every area (2024)
Charlesworth Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolSK13 5ET	Primary	Charlesworth	Good (2023)
Chinley Primary SchoolSK23 6DR	Primary	Chinley	School remains Good (2023)
Combs Infant SchoolSK23 9UZ	Primary	Chapel-en-le-Frith	Good in every area (2025)
Dinting Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolSK13 6NX	Primary	Gamesley	School remains Good (2023)
Dove Holes CofE Primary SchoolSK17 8BJ	Primary	Dove Holes	Good (2024)
Duke of Norfolk CofE Primary SchoolSK13 7RD	Primary	Glossop	Good (2024)
Edale CofE Primary SchoolS33 7ZD	Primary	Edale	School remains Good (2024)
Fairfield Infant and Nursery SchoolSK17 7PQ	Primary	Buxton	Good in every area (2025)
Furness Vale Primary and Nursery SchoolSK23 7PQ	Primary	Whaley Bridge	Good in every area (2024)
Gamesley Early Excellence CentreSK13 0LU	Nursery	Gamesley	Good (2024)
Gamesley Primary and Nursery SchoolSK13 6HW	Primary	Gamesley	Good (2023)
Glossopdale School and Sixth FormSK13 2DA	Secondary	Woolley	Good (2023)
Hadfield Infant SchoolSK13 1PN	Primary	Hadfield	Good (2024)
Hadfield Nursery SchoolSK13 2DW	Nursery	Hadfield	Good in every area (2025)
Harpur Hill Primary SchoolSK17 9LP	Primary	Harpur Hill	Standards maintained (2024)
Hayfield Primary SchoolSK22 2HB	Primary	Hayfield	Report card Sept 2026: Expected standard in every area
Hope Primary SchoolS33 6ZF	Primary	Hope	Good in every area (2024)
Hope Valley CollegeS33 6SD	Secondary	Hope	Good (2023)
New Mills Nursery SchoolSK22 4AQ	Nursery	New Mills	Standards maintained (2025)
New Mills Primary SchoolSK22 4AY	Primary	New Mills	School remains Good (2023)
New Mills SchoolSK22 4NR	Secondary	New Mills	Good in every area (2025)
Newtown Primary School (High Peak Federation)SK22 3JS	Primary	New Mills	Good (2024)
Padfield Community Primary SchoolSK13 1EQ	Primary	Padfield	Good in every area (2025)
Peak Dale Primary SchoolSK17 8AJ	Primary	Dove Holes	Good in every area (2024)
Peak Forest Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolSK17 8EJ	Primary	Peak Forest	Standards maintained (2025)
Peak SchoolSK23 6ES	Special	Chinley	Good in every area (2025)
Simmondley Primary SchoolSK13 6NN	Primary	Glossop	Standards maintained (2025)
St Andrew's CofE Junior SchoolSK13 2DR	Primary	Hadfield	Report card Jan 2026: Strong standard in 1, expected standard in 3, needs attention in 2
St Anne's Catholic Voluntary AcademySK17 7AN	Primary	Buxton	Good (2023)
St Charles' Catholic Voluntary AcademySK13 1PJ	Primary	Hadfield	Good (2022)
St George's CofE Primary SchoolSK22 4NP	Primary	New Mills	Good in every area (2025)
St Luke's CofE Primary SchoolSK13 7BS	Primary	Glossop	Report card Feb 2026: Expected standard in 6, needs attention in 1
St Margaret's Catholic Voluntary AcademySK13 6JH	Primary	Gamesley	School remains Good (2023)
St Mary's Catholic Voluntary AcademySK13 8NE	Primary	Glossop	Good (2023)
St Mary's Catholic Voluntary AcademySK22 3BL	Primary	New Mills	School remains Good (2023)
St Peter's Church of England (VC) Junior SchoolSK17 7NA	Primary	Buxton	School remains Good (2024)
St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary AcademySK13 8DR	Secondary	Glossop	Report card Feb 2026: Strong standard in 2, expected standard in 4
St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary AcademySK17 6AF	Secondary	Buxton	Good in every area (2025)
Taxal and Fernilee CofE Primary SchoolSK23 7DL	Primary	Whaley Bridge	School remains Good (2023)
Thornsett Primary School (High Peak Federation)SK22 1AT	Primary	New Mills	Good (2024)
Tintwistle CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolSK13 1LY	Primary	Tintwistle	School remains Good (2023)
Whaley Bridge Primary SchoolSK23 7HX	Primary	Whaley Bridge	Good (2022)
Whitfield St James' CofE (VC) Primary SchoolSK13 8EF	Primary	Glossop	Good (2023)

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 4 High Peak report cards so far, the grades given were: expected standard 20 times, strong standard 3 times, needs attention 3 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 SK and S postcodes and show here the ones in High Peak. Independent schools and childminders aren’t included. Each school links to its full report on the Ofsted website.

Schools in every area

Questions people ask

How many schools in High Peak are rated good or better?

96% of the 53 state schools and nurseries in High Peak 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 High Peak?

There are 53 state-funded schools and nurseries in High Peak: 42 primary, 7 secondary, 3 nursery, 1 special.