Newtown Primary School (High Peak Federation) is a primary school located in New Mills. 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 27/11/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is average, progress in maths is below average, progress in writing is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.4%, which is 0.6 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Buxton Road, New Mills

School Information

Address: Buxton Road, New Mills, SK22 3JS
Website: www.newtownprimary.co.uk/
Telephone: 01663744358
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Derbyshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Ashley Parry
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 112599

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 27/11/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 110
Number of Pupils: 81
Number of Boys: 43
Number of Girls: 38

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -1.1 Confidence interval -3.9 to 1.8
Writing
Well Below Average: -3.5 Confidence interval -6.1 to -0.8
Maths
Below Average: -2.8 Confidence interval -5.3 to -0.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:33%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:17%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

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 4 982 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Newtown Primary School (High Peak Federation)
Buxton Road , SK22 3JS 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Longlands Road , New Mills SK22 3BL 		3out of 4 979 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
New Mills Primary School
Meadow Street , New Mills SK22 4AY 		3out of 4 1,317 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St George's CofE Primary School
Church Lane , New Mills SK22 4NP 		1out of 4 1,382 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Hague Bar Primary School
Lower Hague , New Mills SK22 3AP 		- not rated 1,839 yd Academy converter 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 1,295 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
High Peak School
Mudhurst Lane , Higher Disley SK12 2AP 		- not rated 2,964 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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