Edale CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 5–11 · Hope Valley, Derbyshire
Edale CofE Primary School is a primary school in Hope Valley, Derbyshire for ages 5–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 1 February 2024.
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Key facts
- Address
- Grindsbrook Booth, Edale, Hope Valley, S33 7ZD
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Derbyshire
- Pupils on roll
- 23 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 4.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 7.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 1 February 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending this school.”
- “Staff know the pupils extremely well.”
- “Staff check the well-being of pupils every day using either the ‘colour monster’ or the ‘zones’.”
To improve
- “In some foundation subjects, this is not yet the case.”
- “As a result, older pupils in mixed-age classes sometimes do not develop a depth of understanding.”
- “However, assessment is not consistently used well in all subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 March 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 3 first-preference applications, 3 offers in total, 3 offers to first-preference applicants.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Derbyshire.
- Castleton CofE Primary School 2.5 mi Good
- Hope Primary School 3.3 mi Not judged
- Bradwell Junior School 4.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Peak Forest Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 4.2 mi Standards maintained
- Bradwell CofE (Controlled) Infant School & Nursery 4.4 mi Good
- Chapel-en-le-Frith CofE VC Primary School 5.0 mi Good
- Chinley Primary School 5.0 mi School remains Good
- Bamford Primary School 5.4 mi School remains Good