United Kingdom · East Midlands · Local Authority
High Peak
Non-metropolitan district · East Midlands, England · population ~93k · 51 state-funded schools
The signature
How High Peak ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£38,392/yr
Mid
Worse than 57% of UK LAs
House price
£260,000
Mid-range
Better than 57% of UK LAs
Rent
£900/mo
Affordable
Better than 61% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,385/yr
Cheap
Better than 61% of UK LAs
Crime
57.3/1k
Low
Better than 75% of UK LAs
Deprivation
15.6
Low
Better than 64% of UK LAs
Schools
100.0%
Very strong
Better than 96% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
51 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
48 of 48 (100%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 3 schools are on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
The map
51 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Showing 20 of 51 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Glossopdale School and Sixth Form | Secondary | 1,205 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Buxton Community School | Secondary | 1,031 | Good2020 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Chapel-en-le-Frith High School | Secondary | 943 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
New Mills School | Secondary | 680 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 572 | Good2021 | OfstedWebsite | |
Hope Valley College | Secondary | 541 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Chapel-en-le-Frith CofE VC Primary School | Primary | 499 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 419 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Burbage Primary School Grade inherited from previous URN 112520 | Primary | 349 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Whitfield St James' CofE (VC) Primary School | Primary | 319 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Duke of Norfolk CofE Primary School | Primary | 300 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Simmondley Primary School | Primary | 294 | Good2015 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Chinley Primary School | Primary | 234 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Anne's Catholic Voluntary Academy | Primary | 228 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
New Mills Primary School | Primary | 212 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Andrew's CofE Junior School | Primary | 205 | Good2021 | OfstedWebsite | |
St Luke's CofE Primary School | Primary | 201 | Good2021 | OfstedWebsite | |
Gamesley Primary School | Primary | 197 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Taxal and Fernilee CofE Primary School | Primary | 196 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Hayfield Primary School | Primary | 180 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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What we don't know yet
Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.