Hayfield Primary School

About Hayfield Primary School

Hayfield Primary School is clearly a popular choice among local families. In the 2025/26 admissions round, the school received 29 applications for just 19 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.53. Eighteen of those applications were first-preference choices, and all 18 received an offer, meaning every family who put Hayfield as their top pick secured a spot. That level of demand suggests parents who know the school well are confident in it. The school is led by headteacher Stefan Papadopoulos and currently has 180 pupils on roll, against a capacity of 210, so there is some room to grow. Hayfield is a state primary for mixed genders aged 4 to 11, with no religious character and no nursery or sixth form provision. It sits in the High Peak borough of Derbyshire, in the East Midlands.

Academically, Hayfield performs solidly against local benchmarks. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 61% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, just above the Derbyshire local authority average of 59%. Reading was a particular strength, with 93% of pupils reaching the expected standard and 32% achieving a higher score. Maths was more mixed: 71% reached the expected standard and 11% hit the higher level, with an average score of 103. Writing saw 75% at expected and 11% at higher. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, in January 2022, rated it Good overall, with leadership and management also judged Good. This was an ungraded inspection that confirmed the school had maintained its Good rating since the previous graded inspection in 2012, when it had been upgraded from Requires Improvement.

Hayfield offers a strong range of facilities and support. The school has an outdoor playground, forest school, sensory room, art studios, music rooms, an ICT suite and even a chapel. Sports include cricket, rounders, football and netball, while clubs cover gardening, film, drama, science, book club and coding. For families with children who have additional needs, the school lists SEND provisions for specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, speech, language and communication needs, visual impairment, physical disability, autistic spectrum disorder, and social, emotional and mental health needs. This breadth of support, combined with the school’s Good rating and above-average KS2 results, makes Hayfield a strong fit for families who want a well-resourced village primary that is clearly trusted by local parents and delivers solid academic outcomes without being the highest-performing in the area.

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