It has a two-tier local government, with a county council based in Matlock and eight district councils. Apart from 13 towns with between 10,000 and 100,000 inhabitants, there is a large amount of sparsely populated agricultural upland: 75% of the population live in 25% of the area. Although Derbyshire is in the East Midlands, some parts, such as High Peak, are closer to the northern cities of Manchester and Sheffield.
Derbyshire is a mixture of a rural economy in the west, with a former coal mining economy in the east (Bolsover district). Nationally famous companies in Derbyshire are Thorntons just south of Alfreton and JCBPower Systems have an engine factory in South Derbyshire. Ashbourne Water used to be bottled in Buxton by Nestlé Waters UK until 2006 and Buxton Waterstill is.
Education
The Derbyshire school system is comprehensive with no selective schools. There is selection by average house price in some areas. Rural parts of Derbyshire have some of the best comprehensive schools in the East Midlands. The average proportion of results getting grades A-C at GCSE including Maths and English is 45.8% in England. For Derbyshire, it is 45.5%. Derbyshire Dales is the best performing district in the East Midlands. At GCSE, the best performing school is Saint Mary's Catholic School in Chesterfield with 85%, followed by the Ecclesbourne School in Duffield with 81%, then the Lady Manners School in Bakewell with 69%. The worst performing school is the Bennerley School in Ilkeston with 16%. The government target is 25%.
At A level, the highest performing school is also Saint Mary's Catholic School, followed by the Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Ashbourne, then the Friesland School in Sandiacre.
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