Education
Tupton Hall School is in Tupton and located about one mile to the north of Clay Cross. Previously Clay Cross had a secondary school located in Market Street, and a Junior School located off- High Street. The Junior school and infant school were merged and relocated to a new purpose built complex on Pilsley road and renamed Sharley Park Primary School. The site of the former schools has been cleared and is awaiting development. The secondary school was closed in the early 1970s, and transferred to Tupton Hall as part of the Government's drive to comprehensive education, it is now one of the largest with around 2000 pupils, including a Sixth Form Centre. Clay Cross Secondary School was converted to an Adult Education Centre.
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