Hathersage St Michael's CofE (Aided) Primary School

About Hathersage St Michael's CofE (Aided) Primary School

Hathersage St Michael's CofE (Aided) Primary School sits within the Derbyshire Dales local authority, a Church of England state primary for mixed-gender pupils aged three to eleven. In the local landscape, it ranks fifth out of 35 primary schools in the Derbyshire Dales, placing it comfortably in the top ten. Its closest peers at the very top are Redhill Primary School, Wessington Primary School, and Longford CofE Primary School, each sharing a perfect ranking score. Across the wider East Midlands region, the school sits at 85th out of 1,353 primaries, and nationally it ranks 1,026th out of 13,686. With 141 pupils on roll against a capacity of 175, the school is not yet at full capacity, though it is oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, 27 families applied for 17 places, and all 17 first-preference applicants were offered a spot.

Academically, Hathersage St Michael's performs well above the local average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 83% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a Derbyshire local authority average of 59%. The school also excels at the higher standard: 17% of pupils achieved that level across all three subjects. In reading, 94% met the expected standard and 33% reached the higher standard, with an average score of 108. In maths, 89% met the expected standard and 17% reached the higher standard, with an average score of 105. Writing saw 83% at the expected standard and 28% at the higher standard. The school's most recent Ofsted inspection, in October 2023, rated it Good across every category: overall effectiveness, quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. This is consistent with its previous Good rating from 2012.

The school offers a strong set of facilities including a library, playing fields, a forest school, a sports hall, an ICT suite, a gymnasium and a chapel. Sports on offer include netball, gymnastics, tennis and athletics, and there are clubs such as book club, drama, choir, science club and chess. For pupils with additional needs, the school provides support for specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, social, emotional and mental health needs, and speech, language and communication needs. With nursery provision on site, it suits families looking for a single setting from early years through to Year 6. The school is oversubscribed at a ratio of 1.59 applicants per place, so families should be prepared for a competitive admissions process, though all first-preference applicants in the most recent cycle were successful.

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