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Chapel-en-le-Frith High School

Long Lane, Chapel-en-le-Frith, High Peak, Derbyshire, SK23 0TQ

State-funded
Secondary
Ages 11–16
Mixed

Overview

Chapel-en-le-Frith High School is a state-funded school (community school) in High Peak, East Midlands, for pupils aged 11–16. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.

School details

Official establishment type
Community school
Establishment group
Local authority maintained schools
Phase of education
Secondary
Age range
Ages 11–16
Gender of entry
Mixed
Boarding
No boarders
Sixth form
No
School capacity
950
Pupils on roll
941
URN
112932

Admissions

Admissions policy
Non-selective
Local authority
Derbyshire

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School places

DfE school capacity survey · May 2025 (2024/25)

Capacity at survey date
925
Pupils on roll
938
Unfilled places at survey date
0

A dated snapshot from the Department for Education school capacity survey, separate from the school details above. Unfilled places at the survey date do not mean places are currently available for admission. About this data

Official admissions data

Applications & demand

Preferences expressed by families through coordinated admissions, shown over time.

2026/27 admissions · Year 7

First preferences
185

Times the school was named as a family's first preference.

Total preferences
296

All recorded preference positions for this school.

Offers made
158

Offers recorded through coordinated admissions, not physical capacity.

First preferences compared with offers

1.17 first preferences per offer

185 first preferences and 158 offers were recorded for 2026/27.

What does this mean?

This is the Department for Education's own published comparison of first preferences with total offers recorded. It indicates the level of requests made through coordinated admissions. Offers are not necessarily the school's maximum capacity, admissions arrangements vary between local authorities, the figure is not a measure of school quality, and it should not be used on its own to judge the likelihood of gaining a place.

First preferences over time

Latest five available admissions years. Missing years are not estimated.

Admissions history

Admissions yearFirst preferencesTotal preferencesOffers made
2026/27185296158
2025/26173273172
2024/25197317160
2023/24200352193
2022/23182340184

Source: Department for Education · Applications and offers data.

Official performance data

School performance

Official Department for Education results for this school. Results are shown for the academic year they relate to.

Secondary

2024/25 results

  • Attainment 8 score

    School
    43.8
    England
    47.1

    Pupils included: 176

  • Grade 5 or above in English & maths

    School
    37.5%
    England
    46.5%

    Pupils included: 176

  • Grade 4 or above in English & maths

    School
    58%
    England
    66.4%

    Pupils included: 176

  • Entering the EBacc

    School
    30.7%
    England
    41.5%

    Pupils included: 176

Progress 8 was not published for 2024/25.

Source: Department for Education · School performance data.

Official inspection data

Ofsted inspections

Inspection information published by Ofsted, shown in Ofsted's own words.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 8 October 2024 · Published 11 November 2024

Original education inspection framework (September 2024 to November 2025)

Ofsted did not give schools an overall effectiveness grade during this inspection period. The judgements Ofsted did publish are shown below.

Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding was effective
Yes

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School Nest shows the inspection information Ofsted currently publishes for this school. It is not a complete record of every inspection the school has ever had.

Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school

SEND and additional needs

Types of special educational need recorded in the official dataset. These describe recorded provision, not a judgement of quality.

  • SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
  • ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
  • PD - Physical Disability
  • MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty

Location

Address
Long Lane, Chapel-en-le-Frith, High Peak, Derbyshire, SK23 0TQ
Local authority
Derbyshire

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