Highfields School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Does not apply
Address Upper Lumsdale
Matlock
Derbyshire
DE4 5NA
Phone 01629581888
Reference Number 148299

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1295
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 47.95%
Girls: 52.05%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 24.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 3.7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 22.2

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 105 92 197
8 97 135 232
9 107 121 228
10 111 115 226
11 99 103 202
12 49 53 102
13 53 55 108

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 92.9%
White, Other 2.4%
White & Asian 0.8%
Mixed, Other 0.8%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.6%
Chinese 0.4%
Unclassified 0.3%
White & Black (African) 0.3%
African 0.2%
Irish 0.2%
Asian, Other 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating As of September 2024, Ofsted no longer give a one word rating for schools. See our blog post for more details.
Last Report Date 2025-02-06
Date Report
2025-01-07 School inspectionSchool inspection, PDF - 06 February 2025
2021-10-07 Academy conversion letterAcademy conversion letter, PDF - 07 October 2021
2017-05-09 Short inspectionShort inspection, PDF - 07 June 2017
2013-06-04 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 19 July 2013
2012-09-26 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 18 October 2012
2012-05-10 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 30 May 2012
2011-09-21 Full inspection:InadequateFull inspection, PDF - 31 October 2011
2010-10-11 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 30 November 2010
2009-02-25 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 19 March 2009
2007-11-12 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 28 December 2007
2006-03-02 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 24 March 2006
1999-09-20 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 12 May 2000
2017-05-09 Short inspectionShort inspection, PDF - 07 June 2017
2013-06-04 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 19 July 2013
2012-09-26 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 18 October 2012
2012-05-10 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 30 May 2012
2011-09-21 Full inspection:InadequateFull inspection, PDF - 31 October 2011
2010-10-11 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 30 November 2010
2009-02-25 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 19 March 2009
2007-11-12 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 28 December 2007
2006-03-02 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 24 March 2006
1999-09-20 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 12 May 2000

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 43.1% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 59.4% Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 35.16 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 35.79 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade B- C+ C+
Average Grade (best 3) B- C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 18.8% Unlock Unlock

2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 109 4
Third Preference 38 1
From another Local Authority 3 0

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