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EnglandMatlock

Schools in Matlock

The Peak District National Park presses directly to the west, lending the town an upland character shared by few county headquarters in England. Lea and Hurds Hollow sit closer in.

When John Smedley opened his hydropathic establishment on the hillside above the River Derwent in 1853, Matlock's reputation as Derbyshire's spa county town began to take hold. Lumsdale and Wirksworth are among the most sought-after corners for school catchments in this part of the Dales, with Stanton-in-Peak to the north-west adding a rural dimension to the choice families face. Around 10,000 people live in the civil parish, and the Derwent Valley Line links Matlock station to Derby in roughly 45 minutes.

Area Performance

Matlock schools rank in the top 55% of England

Across 22 primary schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.33/10, -0.02 vs England.

Find My School Inspection Band

7% Elite

Distribution across all Matlock schools

7%
26%
63%
EliteExcellentGoodDeveloping

Matlock vs England distribution

National Rank

Top 55%

Across all ranked Matlock schools

Top 55%Primaryavg #8,208 of 14,978

Primary schools: 22 schools (state + independent)

LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.3/10
-0.02 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#8,208
-5 pts vs medianmedian 7,489

top 55% of 14,978

% reaching expected RWM standardstate
58%
-4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
8%
0 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.3/10
-0.02 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#8,208
-5 pts vs medianmedian 7,489

top 55% of 14,978

% reaching expected RWM standardstate
58%
-4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
8%
0 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%

Overall Oxbridge

#1,207

2 ranked schools · -293 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984

Applications

11

Offers

2

Offer rate18.2%
-4.2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%

Oxford

#287

1 ranked schools · -34 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,198

Applications

4

Offers

0

Offer rate0.0%
-15.1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 15.1%

Cambridge

#1,211

2 ranked schools · -438 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,881

Applications

7

Offers

2

Offer rate28.6%
-0.9 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
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