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%
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.
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Area Performance
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
Distribution across all Matlock schools
Matlock vs England distribution
National Rank
Across all ranked Matlock schools
top 55% of 14,978
top 55% of 14,978
Overall Oxbridge
2 ranked schools · -293 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
11
Offers
2
Oxford
1 ranked schools · -34 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,198
Applications
4
Offers
0
Cambridge
2 ranked schools · -438 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,881
Applications
7
Offers
2
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