Buxton Community School

College Road, Buxton, SK17 9EA

Local ranking32nd of 45 secondary schools in Derbyshire

Ofsted: Good

Secondary

Phase

1331

Capacity

11-18

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from Buxton Community School (URN 112970) since 1 June 2023. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25

Average Attainment 8: 41.6 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths: 34.9% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths: 47.4% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc: 8.9% nat40.5%
EBacc APS: 3.5 nat4.1
Cohort Size: 192

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 88.0%
Continued in education: 82.0%
Apprenticeships: 5.0%
Employment: 1.0%
Not sustained: 6.0%

After A-Levels 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 90.0%
Higher education: 36.0%
Apprenticeships: 8.0%
Employment: 36.0%
Not sustained: 7.0%

A-Level Results

2024-25

C+

Avg A-Level Grade

34.3

Avg Points/Entry

nat 35.0

35.4

Best 3 A-Levels

nat 35.8

A-Level Students

AAB+ with Facilitating: 17.2% nat17.5%
Applied General Avg Points: 25.4
16-18 Cohort: 164

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 1031
Boys: 510 (49%)
Girls: 521 (51%)
Capacity: 1331 (77% full)
SEND: 17.5%
FSM Eligible: 29.6%
EAL: 1.6%
SEN with EHC Plan: 3.8%
SEN Support: 13.7%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 17.2:1
Teachers (FTE): 60.0
Budget per Pupil: £7,689/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 9.0% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 24.9% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Has a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 92.7%
White Other: 3.2%
Mixed White & Asian: 1.0%
Mixed White & Black African: 0.7%
Black Other: 0.6%
Mixed Other: 0.5%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.3%
Asian Chinese: 0.3%

92.7%

White British

3.2%

White Other

1.0%

Mixed White & Asian

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

0129823122

samantha.jones@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

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College Road

Buxton, East Midlands

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Administrative

URN: 149645
UKPRN: 10092166
Establishment No.: 4510
Trust: EMBARK MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

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