Secondary school

Chapel-en-le-Frith High School

  • Community School
  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • Derbyshire
  • SK23 0TQ
  • No sixth form
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Oct 2024

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,994 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 61%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 54%54%2016/17: top 39%2017/18: top 40%2018/19: top 50%2021/22: top 46%2022/23: top 43%2023/24: top 37%37% · 2023/242024/25: top 61%No exams

Against East Midlands

Attainment 843.8 · East Midlands 455/10 Middle−15.9 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths37.5% · East Midlands 41.6%5/10 Middle−20.2 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score3.87 · East Midlands 3.925/10 Middle−9.6 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.34 · East Midlands −0.069/10 Top 20%+44.4 pts since 18/19
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 49.6 · 178 pupils · East Midlands 49.32016/17: 48 · 199 pupils · East Midlands 452017/18: 47.8 · 184 pupils · East Midlands 44.652018/19: 46.1 · 181 pupils · East Midlands 45.72021/22: 49.1 · 204 pupils · East Midlands 47.52022/23: 47.3 · 187 pupils · East Midlands 44.62023/24: 48.4 · 184 pupils · East Midlands 44.952024/25: 43.8 · 176 pupils · East Midlands 45.0549.643.8No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 44% · 199 pupils · East Midlands 39%2017/18: 49% · 184 pupils · East Midlands 39.5%2018/19: 41% · 181 pupils · East Midlands 40%2021/22: 52% · 204 pupils · East Midlands 46%2022/23: 49% · 187 pupils · East Midlands 41%2023/24: 47.3% · 184 pupils · East Midlands 43.8%2024/25: 37.5% · 176 pupils · East Midlands 41.6%52%37.5%No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in85.4%
158 of 185 who put it first2014 · 76.8%2026 · 85.4%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st185158
2nd670
3rd430

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2024

  • Personal developmentGood
  • Quality of educationGood
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Leadership and managementGood
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2007Good
  2. 2012Good
  3. 2016Outstanding
  4. 2019Good
  5. 2024All areas Good

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026941
Free school meals (past 6 years)24.6%
First language not English1.8%
SEN support12.6%
EHC plan9.3%
Absence (sessions missed)7.9%
Persistently absent pupils19.8%

Girls 47.3%Boys 52.7%

99.1% full · 950 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 227 responses (24.1% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school90.3% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school89% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved84.6% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 65.2% not applicable54.5% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year73.1% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 29.5% not applicable75.6% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?31.7% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 31.7% who said Yes above73.6% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child81.9% agree
  • My child does well at this school84.6% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing81.9% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school92.1% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school94.7% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development76.7% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent89.4% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.2
Pupils per adult9.6
  • Classroom teachers 52.1
  • Leadership 6
  • Teaching assistants 27.6
  • Other support 20.9

Teachers 58.1 FTE · Whole workforce 106.6 · 141 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£9,193
Spend per pupil£9,266
Staff spend per pupil£7,080
Reserve per pupil−£250
  • −£235,191revenue reserve
  • −£69,097in-year balance

Grants £9,124 · self-generated £68 · premises £1,102 per pupil

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

184 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained92.9%
  • Education85.9%
  • Apprenticeship5.4%
  • Employment1.6%
  • Not sustained4.9%
  • Unknown2.2%