[2] Admission is open to all pupils aged 11–16 residing in the catchment area.

[3] In 2015, 71% of the school's pupils achieved at least five A*–C GCSE results including maths and English.

This was significantly above the averages nationally and for the Derbyshire Local Education Authority, 53.8% and 55.9% respectively.

[6] It used to be a classic shirt-and-tie uniform, but changed several years after the school moved into the new building.

The four school houses (Bowden, Combs, Hollins and Kinder) are named after local hills in the area.