Highfields School, Matlock is a community school maintained by the Derbyshire local authority, specialising in Performing Arts. It is a co-educational, day comprehensive school for students aged 11 to 18 years. The school is situated on two sites, 1.8 miles apart, Starkholmes (Years 7 – 8) and Lumsdale (Years 9 – 13).

We take students from Matlock, Darley Dale, Elton, Matlock Bath, Lea, Tansley and Winster as well as a significant number from outside our catchment area.

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Highfields is proud to have been awarded:

• 2011 Sports Leaders UK ‘World Status’ for excellent delivery of their awards.
• 2011 Youth Sport Trust Gold Status School
  • 2011 Youth Sport Trust Lead Partner School for Delivery of:
    – Key Stage 1 Bupa Start To Play
    – Key Stage 2 Matalan Top Sport
    – Derbyshire Lead School for Delivery of the New Health And Well Being Project Key Stage 1- 5
    – Change4Life Badminton Club/ Orienteering and Cycling Matalan your Project School Key Stage 3 Girls PE Project

Highfields Sports Leadership Academy also received The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service in July 2010 in recognition of its sports partnership work and volunteering with the community.  (Read more on Derbyshire Sport).

The School Sport Co-ordinator is Mrs Jayne Allen.  Email jayneallen2@btinternet.com or phone 01629 581888.  Read more about Mrs Allen carrying the Paralympic Flame in August 2012 in the Matlock Mercury and find our more about Mrs Allen here…

The Highfields cluster has 13 feeder Primary schools: