Highfields School
Academy · Year 7–Year 13 · 1,298 pupils
Anthony Gell School
Wirksworth, Matlock DE4 4DX
Year groups
Year 7–Year 13
Secondary
Pupils
776
On roll
Ages
11–18
Capacity 825
Local authority
Derbyshire
Embark Multi Academy Trust
Schola Grade 4
GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).
About Anthony Gell School
Anthony Gell School is a secondary academy in Matlock, Derbyshire, for pupils aged 11–18 (Year 7–Year 13). It is part of Embark Multi Academy Trust.
It has 776 pupils on roll and room for 825. It has a sixth form. Its Schola Grade is 4 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Academy · What this means
- Level
- Secondary
- Year groups
- Year 7–Year 13
- Ages
- 11–18
- Official type
- Academy converter
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Pupils on roll
- 776
- Capacity
- 825 pupils
- Free school meals
- 26.40% of pupils eligible
- Academy trust
- Embark Multi Academy Trust
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Nation
- England
- URN
- 149644
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