Anthony Gell School
Academy · Year 7–Year 13 · 776 pupils
Highfields School
Upper Lumsdale, Matlock DE4 5NA
Year groups
Year 7–Year 13
Secondary
Pupils
1,298
On roll
Ages
11–18
Capacity 1,394
Local authority
Derbyshire
East Midlands Education Trust
Schola Grade 6
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 Highfields School
Highfields School is a secondary academy in Matlock, Derbyshire, for pupils aged 11–18 (Year 7–Year 13). It is part of East Midlands Education Trust.
It has 1,298 pupils on roll and room for 1,394. It has a sixth form. Its Schola Grade is 6 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
- 1,298
- Capacity
- 1,394 pupils
- Free school meals
- 26.50% of pupils eligible
- Academy trust
- East Midlands Education Trust
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Nation
- England
- URN
- 148299
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