Chapel-en-le-Frith High School
Secondary · Community school · Mixed · Derbyshire
Long Lane, High Peak, SK23 0TQ
69
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 08/10/2024
Application demand
99%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
92.1%
19.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
941
Capacity used
Nearly full99%
950 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
99%
1st preference success rate
172 of 173 families who put it first got an offer
172
Places offered
273
Total applications
1.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 173 | 172 | ● 99% |
| 2nd preference | 63 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 36 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences | 1 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 273 | 172 | 63% |
1st preference success by year
Derbyshire lets families list 3 preferences. 8 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Greg Raynor
- Address
- Long Lane, Chapel-en-le-Frith, High Peak, SK23 0TQ
- Phone
- 01298813118
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Ward / constituency
- Chapel West · High Peak
- Area
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 112932
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 27% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 2% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
941 pupils · 950 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
08 October 2024
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 956 pupils
Attendance
92.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
19.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 48.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.34 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 47% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 70% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.24 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 43.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 37.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 58% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 30.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.87 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 176 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 168 | 20% | 48% | 70% | |
| English Language | 168 | 15% | 46% | 65% | |
| English Literature | 163 | 18% | 50% | 67% | |
| Biology | 94 | 21% | 46% | 68% | |
| Physics | 93 | 25% | 58% | 74% | |
| Chemistry | 93 | 23% | 43% | 68% | |
| History | 85 | 25% | 41% | 56% | |
| Geography | 75 | 32% | 57% | 61% | |
| Combined Science | 70 | 14% | 27% | 51% | |
| Physical Education | 50 | 20% | 44% | 60% | |
| Media / Film / TV | 49 | 18% | 57% | 76% | |
| Art and Design | 46 | 35% | 57% | 72% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Derbyshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.