SchoolScoresArnfield Independent School
Independent special school · Secondary, ages 11 to 17 · Mixed
Arnfield Independent School, Po Box 446, Glossop, SK14 9EY
01457 860200 · School website · Map and directions
Ofsted inspection
Ofsted rated this school Good at the inspection that started on 5 March 2024.
This inspection used Ofsted's older format with four grades: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement and Inadequate. Newer inspections use report cards. What changed.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
At its last standard inspection the school met all of the independent school standards, the legal requirements every independent school must meet.
Read the full Ofsted reports for this school
Source: Ofsted non-association independent schools inspection data.
Results
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Admissions
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Pupils, staff and SEND
This is a special school for children with an education, health and care plan (EHCP). Places are arranged through the council's SEND team, not the normal admissions round.
| Pupils | This school | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eligible for free school meals in the last 6 years | 0.0% | 55.4%* | 51.9% |
| With an education, health and care plan | 44.4% | 99.9%* | 99.5% |
| Receiving special educational needs support | 55.6% | 0.1%* | 0.5% |
| English as an additional language | Not published | 5.4%* | 14.4% |
Comparisons are with special schools. * Calculated by SchoolScores from the council's or England's schools, weighted by pupils (or teachers, for turnover); other figures are published by DfE. Sources: DfE school census 2024/25.
SEND provision: Get Information about Schools (DfE).
Nearby special schools
- Thomas Ashton School 0.7 miles · Ofsted: Inadequate (2023, before conversion)
- Oakdale School 1.2 miles · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025, before conversion) · 0% met expected standard (KS2)
- Cromwell High School 1.2 miles · Ofsted: Outstanding (2014, before conversion)
- Peak Forest 2.2 miles · Independent · Ofsted: Requires improvement (2024)
- Stansfield House 2.2 miles · Independent · Ofsted: No graded inspection
- Bridge House School 2.3 miles · Independent · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 2 strong, 4 expected
- Tame Bank 2.3 miles · Independent · Ofsted: No graded inspection
- Hawthorns School 2.4 miles · Ofsted: Outstanding (2015), confirmed 2025 · 0% met expected standard (KS2)
- Agricultural and Rural Centre 2.7 miles · Independent · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 1 strong, 5 expected
- Brambles School 2.7 miles · Independent · Ofsted: Good (2025)
Straight-line distance. Distance isn't the same as a catchment area.
Questions parents ask
What is Arnfield Independent School's Ofsted rating?
Arnfield Independent School was rated Good by Ofsted at its inspection in 5 March 2024.
Sources
- School details: Get Information about Schools (DfE), 26 September 2026. URN 135187.
- Inspections: Ofsted non-association independent schools management information, data to 31 July 2026.
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Page updated 26 September 2026.