New Mills SchoolBuxton Community School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
New Mills School and Buxton Community School are secondary schools.
New Mills School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Buxton Community School scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average). New Mills School is ahead on our composite score.
New Mills School was judged the expected standard and Buxton Community School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 48.5 for New Mills School and 42.1 for Buxton Community School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at New Mills School (46.7 in 2021-22, 48.5 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at Buxton Community School (40.4 in 2023-24, 42.1 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | High PeakNew Mills School | BuxtonBuxton Community School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C61/100Stronger figure | D50/100 | |
| Local ranking | 14th of 45 in Derbyshire Stronger figure | 31st of 45 in Derbyshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 692 | 954 | |
| Capacity | 750 | 1,331 | |
| Location | High Peak, SK22 4NR | Buxton, SK17 9EA | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 48.5 Stronger figure | 42.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 47.4% Stronger figure | 32.6% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 68.4% Stronger figure | 57.0% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 114 | 172 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 75 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 34.3 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | C+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 35.4 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 17.2% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 680 | 1,031 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 28.4% | 29.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 4.0% | 1.6% | |
| SEN support | 16.8% | 13.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.3% | 3.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.1% Stronger figure | 9.0% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 19.9% Stronger figure | 24.9% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
New Mills School
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