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Buxton Community School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
College Road, Buxton SK17 9EA · buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk · 0129823122
On the mapSearch near SK17 9EA
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jan 2020
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 41.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Derbyshire 45, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 954
- 72% of 1,331 places
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 30.2%
- First language not English
- 1.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 114 families put the school first and 123 places were offered; 100% 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 | 123 | 114 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 153 | 152 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 144 | 140 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 164 | 157 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 153 | 142 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41.6, and 34.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Derbyshire it was 45, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (34.3 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼41.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼34.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼47.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼8.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.49 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 112970)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 34.6 | −1.8 |
| Sixth form college | 3.3 | +0.2 |
| Further education | 46.7 | +2.9 |
| Other education | 0.5 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 9.9 | +6.2 |
| Employment | 1.1 | −3.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 0.5 | −6.3 |
| Activity not captured | 3.3 | +2.1 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75 students | C+ (34.3) | Average +0.10 | |
| 76 students | C+ (34.8) | Average +0.13 | |
| 23 students | Merit (25.4) | Average -0.09 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 65 | C+ (33.5) | +0.26 |
| 2022/23 | 57 | B- (35.4) | — |
| 2021/22 | 55 | B- (38) | — |
| 2018/19 | 74 | C+ (33) | -0.10 |
| 2017/18 | 79 | C+ (34.9) | -0.08 |
| 2016/17 | 86 | C (29.7) | -0.02 |
| 2015/16 | 106 | C (31.2) | +0.14 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 43.4 | −9.1 |
| Further and other education | 9.2 | +5.8 |
| Further education | 5.3 | — |
| Other education | 3.9 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 3.9 | −1.2 |
| Employment | 21.1 | −7.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 14.5 | +11.1 |
| Activity not captured | 7.9 | +1.1 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 29 January 2020, Ofsted’s outcome for Buxton Community School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 28 Jan 2020
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112970)
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2013
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 112970), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
May 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112970)
Jan 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112970)