UK Schools
Highfields School
Highfields School is a mixed secondary academy in Matlock, Derbyshire County Council, teaching 1,298 pupils aged 11 to 18. It was last inspected by Ofsted in January 2025. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 47 (England 46.1). Its 2026–2027 calendar lists 1 holidays and 1 INSET days.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Highfields School.
Term dates & holidays 2026–2027
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Highfields School.
- 19 2027 Following staff INSET on March
- 3 2027 (Bank Holiday
Key dates (2026–2027)
- 2027 Following staff INSET on March Feb 19, 2027 Inset Day
- 2027 (Bank Holiday May 3, 2027 Bank Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Highfields School with Derbyshire County Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 47 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 35.23 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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Attendance 14.6% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 94% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
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What students do after 16 to 18 study 93% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
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About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Highfields School. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Highfields School than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.