Buxton Community School

College Road, Buxton, SK17 9EA

Secondary

Phase

1331

Capacity

11-18

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Latest data: 2023 GCSEs · 2023 A-levels.

Closed on 31 May 2023 and continues as Buxton Community School (URN 149645) (opened 1 June 2023). Its page carries this history forward.

Year:

GCSE Results

2022-23

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Average Attainment 8: 43.8 nat46.3
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths: 44.0% nat45.0%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths: 61.0% nat65.0%
Entering EBacc: 10.0% nat39.0%
EBacc APS: 3.7 nat4.0
Cohort Size: 185

Destinations

After GCSE 2022-23

Sustained education/employment: 92.0%
Continued in education: 80.0%
Apprenticeships: 5.0%
Employment: 7.0%
Not sustained: 7.0%

After A-Levels 2022-23

Sustained education/employment: 93.0%
Higher education: 57.0%
Apprenticeships: 9.0%
Employment: 25.0%
Not sustained: 6.0%

A-Level Results

2022-23

*Data not available for 2023-24 — showing latest available results

B-

Avg A-Level Grade

35.4

Avg Points/Entry

nat 34.2

36.3

Best 3 A-Levels

nat 34.7

A-Level Students

AAB+ with Facilitating: 10.8% nat15.8%
Applied General Avg Points: 31.2
16-18 Cohort: 138

Pupil Demographics

2022-23

Total Pupils: 1055
Boys: 512 (49%)
Girls: 543 (51%)
Capacity: 1331 (79% full)
SEND: 11.0%
FSM Eligible: 26.2%
EAL: 1.6%
SEN with EHC Plan: 1.8%
SEN Support: 9.2%

Attendance & Absence

2022-23

*Data not available for 2023-24 — showing latest available results

Overall Absence Rate: 9.5% nat6.8%
Persistent Absence: 28.5% nat18.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Secondary
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Has a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2022-23

White British: 93.8%
White Other: 2.5%
Mixed White & Asian: 0.9%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.7%
Mixed White & Black African: 0.5%
Mixed Other: 0.4%
Asian Indian: 0.3%
Black Other: 0.3%

93.8%

White British

2.5%

White Other

0.9%

Mixed White & Asian

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Contact & Location

College Road

Buxton, East Midlands

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Administrative

URN: 112970
UKPRN: 10001069
Establishment No.: 4510

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