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Highfields School

Upper Lumsdale, Matlock, DE4 5NA

Local ranking11th of 45 secondary schools in Derbyshire
Ofsted: Good

Secondary

Phase

1394

Capacity

11-18

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Continues from Highfields School (URN 112950) since 1 January 2021. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25
Average Attainment 8
47.0 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
43.1% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
68.3% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc
40.6% nat40.5%
EBacc APS
4.2 nat4.1
Cohort Size
202

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
94.0%
Continued in education
85.0%
Apprenticeships
5.0%
Employment
4.0%
Not sustained
4.0%

After A-Levels 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
93.0%
Higher education
70.0%
Apprenticeships
7.0%
Employment
14.0%
Not sustained
3.0%

A-Level Results

2024-25

B-

Avg A-Level Grade

35.2

Avg Points/Entry

nat 35.0

35.8

Best 3 A-Levels

nat 35.8

106

A-Level Students

AAB+ with Facilitating
18.8% nat17.5%
Applied General Avg Points
33.8
16-18 Cohort
212

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
1295
Boys
621 (48%)
Girls
674 (52%)
Capacity
1394 (93% full)
SEND
12.4%
FSM Eligible
25.4%
EAL
3.0%
SEN with EHC Plan
2.2%
SEN Support
10.3%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
17.1:1
Teachers (FTE)
75.8
Budget per Pupil
£6,805/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
7.1% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
14.6% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 93.2%
  • White Other: 2.4%
  • Mixed Other: 0.8%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 0.8%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.6%
  • Other: 0.5%
  • Asian Chinese: 0.4%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 0.3%

93.2%

White British

2.4%

White Other

0.8%

Mixed Other

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
148299
UKPRN
10087314
Establishment No.
4174
Trust
EAST MIDLANDS EDUCATION TRUST

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