New Mills School is a secondary school located in High Peak. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 13/09/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.2%, which is 1.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Church Lane, High Peak, SK22 4NR
Website: http://www.newmillsschool.co.uk/
Telephone: 01663743284
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Derbyshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Heather Watts
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 112936

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 13/09/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1038
Number of Pupils: 621
Number of Boys: 320
Number of Girls: 301

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.2% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.41 Confidence interval -0.69 to -0.12
Of the 82 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 77 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:24%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:94%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:37%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:44.2
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.59
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
New Mills Nursery School
Sett Close , New Mills SK22 4AQ
3out of 4 473 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St George's CofE Primary School
Church Lane , New Mills SK22 4NP
1out of 4 91 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
New Mills Primary School
Meadow Street , New Mills SK22 4AY
3out of 4 520 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Longlands Road , New Mills SK22 3BL
3out of 4 524 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Newtown Primary School (High Peak Federation)
Buxton Road , SK22 3JS
3out of 4 1,295 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Thornsett Primary School (High Peak Federation)
Aspenshaw Road , Birch Vale SK22 1AT
3out of 4 1,849 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
New Mills School
Church Lane , New Mills SK22 4NR
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.