OFSTED
8 January 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Derbyshire
Trust
EAST MIDLANDS EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,298
1,298 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
674
51.9% of pupils
Male pupils
624
48.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
0.1 pts
below England
School
24.7%
Derbyshire Dales
20.4%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.1 pts
below England
School
3.2%
Derbyshire Dales
2.6%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
2.9 pts
above England
School
3.9%
Derbyshire Dales
0.6%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
92.1%
1,196
Any other White background
2.5%
33
White and Asian
1.3%
17
Any other Mixed background
1.0%
13
White and Black Caribbean
0.7%
9
Any other ethnic group
0.5%
7
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
12.1%
157 of
1,298 pupils
8.7 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.5 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.2 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
47.0
7.8 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.05 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.14%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.92 pts
higher than
England
School
7.14%
Derbyshire Dales
5.65%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
14.63%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.18 pts
lower than
England
School
14.63%
Derbyshire Dales
11.56%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.89%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.09 pts
higher than
England
School
2.89%
Derbyshire Dales
1.89%
East Midlands
1.72%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
93.1%
0.8 pts
above England
Highfields School
93.1%
Derbyshire Dales
95.2%
East Midlands
94.2%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.