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Thornsett Primary School (High Peak Federation)

Community school · High Peak · SK22 1AT

Ages 4–11 · 65 pupils · Derbyshire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

40%

Overall absence

4.8%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-05-08

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)40%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
100.0
Avg scaled score — maths
96.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
99.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)5.5%
Unauthorised0.8%
Authorised absence
4.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
73

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

3

Places offered

3

1st-preference offers

3

Total preferences (any rank)
21
Preferred offers (top 3)
3
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill73%

65 pupils · 89 places

Pupils on roll
65
Boys / girls
41 / 24
School capacity
89
Capacity fill
65 / 89 (73%)
Free school meals
29.2%
FSM pupils
19
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Ashley Parry

Location

Address
Aspenshaw Road, Birch Vale
Postcode
SK22 1AT
Town
High Peak
County
Derbyshire
Local authority
Derbyshire
District
High Peak
Constituency
High Peak
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in High Peak, Derbyshire, 65 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 29.2%.

Open schools in High Peak
15
Primary schools in High Peak
11
Academies among open schools in High Peak
27% (4)
Open schools in SK22
9
Primary in SK22
7
Open schools in Derbyshire LA
454
Primary in Derbyshire LA
354

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in High PeakNear SK22

  • St George's CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    High Peak · SK22 4NP · Derbyshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS238%
    • Absence6.5%
    • FSM34.9%
    • Demand1.00

    1.0 miles away

  • New Mills Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    High Peak · SK22 4AY · Derbyshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS243%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM18.5%
    • Demand1.03

    1.0 miles away

  • St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    High Peak · SK22 3BL · Derbyshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM24.0%
    • Demand1.00

    1.2 miles away

  • Hayfield Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    High Peak · SK22 2HB · Derbyshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS261%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM19.7%
    • Demand1.00

    1.3 miles away

  • Hague Bar Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    High Peak · SK22 3AP · Derbyshire

    Ages 5–11

    • KS288%
    • Absence3.5%
    • FSM0.0%

    2.0 miles away

  • Mellor Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Stockport · SK6 5PL · Stockport

    Ages 3–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM5.4%
    • Demand1.00

    2.5 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Ashley Parry
Telephone
01663744391
Website
www.thornsett.derbyshire.sch.uk

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