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Welcome to
Stanton-in-Peak CofE Primary School

We are a Church of England primary school who provide all children aged 4-11 with a broad, balanced and creative curriculum where all children are given a chance to shine. We take our core Christian Values from the teachings of the bible and use these to help our pupils flourish. Thank you for showing an interest in our school. Please take the time to browse around our new and improved website.

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Testimonials

  • "I absolutely love this school. After moving my child from their previous school. I can honestly say Stanton has put my faith back into teaching and genuinely caring about its students. It's just like having a second family. Thank you for all you do."

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  • "The teachers. [names omitted] are absolutely outstanding and I believe make the school what it is and perform better than the rest. I’m so grateful for that and I wish I could do more to show how grateful I am and thank them for it. The positive impact on my children’s life is priceless. I hope you’re proud of what you do and know how much it’s appreciated".

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  • "The strong emphasis on wellbeing is a great strength of the school and a huge priority for us as a family. Each child is seen as an individual with different strengths and difficulties without an overall pressure on academics and meeting a certain standard at a certain point. The children are allowed to grow at their own pace and supported as needed."

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  • The school has lovely happy family atmosphere, good enthusiastic teachers, forest schools, PE is taught enthusiastically giving children a positive view of fitness and sport. I like the Christian ethos".

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  • "The school allows my child to be an individual. It is a lovely nurturing school that promotes happiness and confidence."

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Latest News

  • 11th November

    What a treat for our KS2 pupils to get a front row seat to see classical musicians Dina Duisen (piano) and Rebert Cohen (cello) who performed in our very own Holy Trinity Church here at Stanton. Our guests performed both together and solos and performed famous works such as Rimsky-Korsakov'...

  • 04th November

    Our year 3/4/5 & 6s spent a wonderful three days and two night at Edale during the last week before half term. It was a great three days which included a hike up Mam Tor, archery, climbing, circus skills, team building and of course a campfire and hide and seek in the dark! A great time was had...

  • 04th November

    Our Year 5s and 6s brought home yet another trophy after their visit to Great Longstone for the cluster schools Tag Rugby Competition. Despite being placed in the ‘group of death’ alongside Bakewell, Great Longstone and Curbar, our team progressed through to the knockout stages. Their...

  • 04th November

    Our Year 1s and 2s travelled to Tideswell to compete in the cluster schools football tournament, and they did not disappoint. One of our teams qualified for the semi-finals after two comprehensive group-stage victories, where they scored 10 goals without reply. Unfortunately, some resolute defen...

  • 05th June

    We are immensely proud to announce that in our recent Ofsted inspection in May 2024 we attained an Outstanding grading! Please see the report and covering letter attached. We hope you enjoy reading it as much as we have! 

  • 21st March

    Our Year 5s and 6s competed in the cluster sports hockey tournament at Tideswell this afternoon. We entered two teams and both played exceptionally well. Our Stags lost out on a place in the semifinals on goal difference, while our Sharks finished 3rd overall after narrowly losing their final match...

  • 21st March

    We celebrated World Book Day on 7th March by dressing as characters from our favourite books! Our school council also organised some games for th rest of the school! In the afternoon was Forest School and our children took their favourite book into the woods to read in nature!

  • 21st March

    Building Effective Relationships Together (BERT) Award   We are proud to announce that we have achieved the Bronze BERT Award. Part of the work towards the award has been further developing our Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) provision, further developing positive relationships in t...

  • 27th January

    Mr Figg has arrived in India! Go to our India Link page for more details. 

Upcoming Events

  • Infant Nativity

  • Christmas Dinner Day!

  • No Swimming for Juniors

  • Pantomime

  • PTFA Christmas Fair

  • Christmas Party Afternoon

  • No Swimming for Juniors

  • Christingle Service

  • Last Day of Term

  • Yr 5/6 Sports School Athletics

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Contact Us

School Lane,
Stanton-in-the-Peak,
Matlock,
Derbyshire

01629 636301