Schools in Hope Valley
Hope Valley has 12 schools including 11 primaries and 1 secondary, all coordinated by Derbyshire County Council. The area spans a large rural footprint in the Peak District, with an average fill rate of 65 per cent across 12 schools — one of the lower rates in the county, reflecting dispersed demand across many small village primaries. No school is currently oversubscribed.
Six schools carry Church of England designation — a dominant faith character in this rural setting. Two operate as academies. Seven of the eight recently Ofsted-rated schools hold Good or Outstanding, making Hope Valley's provision consistently high quality by inspection measure. Parents considering schools here should check the school's own catchment map, as rural boundaries can cover very large distances.
School demand in Hope Valley
Across the 12 schools in Hope Valley with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 65%. None are currently over capacity, but catchment distance still applies in any year a school is oversubscribed.
6 schools in Hope Valley have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
2 of the schools in Hope Valley are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Derbyshire, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
8 of the schools in Hope Valley have a current Ofsted rating, of which 7 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary Schools in Hope Valley (11)
Bamford Primary School
Primary · Community school
Hope Valley · S33 0AR
Curbar Primary School
Primary · Community school
Hope Valley · S32 3XA
Grindleford Primary School
Primary · Community school
Hope Valley · S32 2HS
Hope Primary School
Primary · Community school
Hope Valley · S33 6ZF
Bradwell CofE (Controlled) Infant School & Nursery
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Hope Valley · S33 9HJ
Castleton CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Hope Valley · S33 8WE
Edale CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Hope Valley · S33 7ZD
Eyam CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Hope Valley · S32 5QH
Stoney Middleton CofE (C) Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Hope Valley · S32 4TL
Hathersage St Michael's CofE (Aided) Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Hope Valley · S32 1BZ
Bradwell Junior School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Hope Valley · S33 9JB
Secondary Schools in Hope Valley (1)
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Hope Valley are set by Derbyshire and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.