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New Mills School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Community school
Church Lane, New Mills, High Peak SK22 4NR · newmillsschool.co.uk · 01663 743284
On the mapSearch near SK22 4NR
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 44.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Derbyshire 45, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 692
- 92% of 750 places
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 26.9%
- First language not English
- 3.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 123 families put the school first and 143 places were offered; 91% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 143 | 123 | 0.9 | 91% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 137 | 140 | 1▲ | 90% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 143 | 118 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 146 | 134 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 147 | 145 | 1 | 99% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.5, and 30.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Derbyshire it was 45, and across England 46.
In 2016/17 the average A level result was grade C- (26.2 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●44.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼30.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ●65.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼30.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.76 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sixth form college | 30.7 | +15.6 |
| Further education | 54.3 | −6.2 |
| Other education | 0.8 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 6.3 | +2.8 |
| Employment | 3.9 | −1.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.9 | +0.4 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2016/17 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47 students | C- (26.2) | +0.04 | |
| 47 students | C- (26.5) | +0.05 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 37 | C (30.1) | +0.03 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2016/17 | |
|---|---|
| University | 38 |
| Further and other education | 5 |
| Further education | 2 |
| Other education | 2 |
| Apprenticeship | 12 |
| Employment | 33 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5 |
| Activity not captured | 7 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected New Mills School on 11 March 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 11 Mar 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Sept 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Sept 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Jun 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement
What parents said
85% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (200 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 85%
- Replies
- 200
- 29% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied
based on 74 parents (37%) with SEND