Tupton Hall SchoolHighfields School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Tupton Hall School and Highfields School are secondary schools.
Tupton Hall School scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Highfields School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average). Highfields School is ahead on our composite score.
Tupton Hall School was judged Good and Highfields School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 41.1 for Tupton Hall School and 47.0 for Highfields School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Tupton Hall School (45.1 in 2021-22, 41.1 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Highfields School (50.2 in 2022-23, 47.0 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | ChesterfieldTupton Hall School | MatlockHighfields School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D49/100 | C61/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 33rd of 45 in Derbyshire | 11th of 45 in Derbyshire Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,611 | 1,295 | |
| Capacity | 1,821 | 1,394 | |
| Location | Chesterfield, S42 6LG | Matlock, DE4 5NA | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 41.1 | 47.0 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 31.4% | 43.1% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 60.2% | 68.3% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 43.6% Stronger figure | 40.6% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.58 | 4.20 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 236 | 202 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 128 | 106 | |
| A-level average points | 31.0 | 35.2 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C | B- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 30.8 | 35.8 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 5.6% | 18.8% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,611 | 1,295 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 37.1% | 25.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 2.9% | 3.0% | |
| SEN support | 14.0% | 10.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.2% | 2.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 11.2% | 7.1% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 28.1% | 14.6% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Tupton Hall School
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