Highfields School

School Name: Highfields School
Address: Upper Lumsdale
Town/City: Matlock
County: Derbyshire
Postcode: DE4 5NA
Telephone Number: 01629 581888
Website: http://www.highfields.derbyshire.sch.uk

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-18)
Type: Academy converter
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2021
Trust: East Midlands Education Trust
Sponsor: East Midlands Education Trust

Co-Headteachers: Mr Andrew Marsh
Capacity: 1394
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 1298 (48% boys & 52% girls)
Enrollment: 93% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 26.5%

URN: 148299
DfE Number: 830/4174
UKPRN: 10087314
UPRN: 10070104368
Region: East Midlands (E12000004)
District: Derbyshire Dales (E07000035)
Constituency: Derbyshire Dales (E14001195)
Electoral Ward: Matlock East & Tansley (E05014604)

Easting & Northing: 431151E, 361173N
Latitude & Longitude: 53° 8' 50.75" N 1° 32' 8.04" W
Plus Code: 9C5W4FW7+XQ

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• Limehurst Academy
• The Joseph Whitaker School
• The South Wolds Academy & Sixth Form
• The Kimberley School
• Castle Donington College
• The Ripley Academy
• John Flamsteed Community School
• Street Lane Primary School
• Mornington Primary School
• CP Riverside School
• Gilthill Primary School
• Kimberley Primary School
• Awsworth Primary and Nursery School
• Larkfields Infant School
• Hollywell Primary School
• Homefields Primary School
• Chellaston Junior School
• Chellaston Infant School
• Blidworth Oaks Primary School
• Heathlands Primary School
• Oak Grange Primary School
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