School Chooser

Where to live in Derbyshire for good schools

Schools in Derbyshire average 43 on the School Chooser Score, 113th of 139 councils in England, and a typical home costs £242,875 (49th cheapest). House prices aren't published in enough detail to compare parts of the council, so the postcode districts below are ranked on their schools alone: the average score of the primaries and secondaries in each, and the best of each. Click a district for its full list and map.

#Postcode districtSchools scorePrimariesSecondariesBest primaryBest secondary
1DE659 primaries, 1 secondary65659 scored671 scoredFindern Primary School 89John Port Spencer Academy 67
2DE5615 primaries, 2 secondaries595814 scored662 scoredWilliam Gilbert Endowed Church of England Primary School 98The Ecclesbourne School 82
3S455 primaries, 0 secondaries58585 scored–Ashover Primary School 93–
4DE622 primaries, 1 secondary565718 scored411 scoredOsmaston CofE (VC) Primary School 91Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School 41
5S1813 primaries, 1 secondary555413 scored611 scoredSt Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School 86Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School 61
6DE729 primaries, 0 secondaries54549 scored–Redhill Primary School 100–
7S4111 primaries, 4 secondaries544911 scored664 scoredAbercrombie Primary School 84St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy 92
8DE738 primaries, 1 secondary53528 scored631 scoredHomefields Primary School 79Chellaston Academy 63
9SK238 primaries, 1 secondary52528 scored591 scoredCombs Infant School 92Chapel-en-le-Frith High School 59
10DE58 primaries, 2 secondaries51497 scored562 scoredStreet Lane Primary School 78John Flamsteed Community School 75
11S325 primaries, 0 secondaries47475 scored–Hathersage St Michael's CofE (Aided) Primary School 79–
12DE457 primaries, 1 secondary46427 scored791 scoredSt Anne's CofE Primary School 85Lady Manners School 79
13S4011 primaries, 2 secondaries444311 scored462 scoredWestfield Infant School 93Brookfield Community School 74
14S429 primaries, 1 secondary43468 scored191 scoredWalton Holymoorside Primary School 85Tupton Hall School 19
15DE425 primaries, 2 secondaries434224 scored582 scoredAll Saints CofE Junior School 94Highfields School 61
16DE757 primaries, 1 secondary43377 scored841 scoredCoppice Primary School 69Heanor Gate Spencer Academy 84
17SK1720 primaries, 2 secondaries434412 scored342 scoredTaddington and Priestcliffe School 94St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy 46
18DE5525 primaries, 4 secondaries434522 scored324 scoredWessington Primary School 99Tibshelf Community School 42
19SK227 primaries, 1 secondary37357 scored531 scoredSt Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy 67New Mills School 53
20SK1315 primaries, 2 secondaries363514 scored442 scoredAll Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy 76Glossopdale School and Sixth Form 44
21NG1012 primaries, 3 secondaries363412 scored453 scoredEnglish Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy 84Wilsthorpe School 72
22S4316 primaries, 3 secondaries364016 scored163 scoredBrimington Junior School 94Springwell Community College 22
23S4411 primaries, 1 secondary36359 scored411 scoredScarcliffe Primary School 96The Bolsover School 41
24DE720 primaries, 3 secondaries323219 scored353 scoredMorley Primary School 98Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy 66
25S336 primaries, 1 secondary30316 scored261 scoredBamford Primary School 60Hope Valley College 26
26NG2014 primaries, 2 secondaries303013 scored312 scoredSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 85Meden School 41
27S219 primaries, 1 secondary28288 scored331 scoredMarsh Lane Primary School 78Eckington School 33
28DE1116 primaries, 3 secondaries222016 scored323 scoredFairmeadows Foundation Primary School 64Granville Academy 70
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How to read this

A district's score is the average School Chooser Score of its state primary and secondary schools that have a score. A district with only one scored school is shown but not ranked. A school counts in the postcode district of its own address, which isn't the same as its catchment area, so check the school's own Getting a place section before you choose a street.