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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 29 January 2020Ungraded inspection: School remains Good · as Buxton Community School, URN 112970
- 14 May 2013Graded inspection: Good · as Buxton Community School, URN 112970
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry189 applications · 123 places offered · 114 named it first
- 2026 1.5; Derbyshire median median 1.7
- 2025 1.4; Derbyshire median median 1.7
- 2024 1.5; Derbyshire median median 1.8
- 2023 1.7; Derbyshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2022 1.7; Derbyshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2021 1.6; Derbyshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2020 1.6; Derbyshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2019 1.7; Derbyshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2018 1.6; Derbyshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2017 1.8; Derbyshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2016 1.6; Derbyshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2015 1.6; Derbyshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2014 1.5; Derbyshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
- This school
- Derbyshire median
Dashed bars: as Buxton Community School (URN 112970), the previous school.
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 123 | 189 | 1.5 | 114 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2025 | 153 | 213 | 1.4 | 152 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2024 | 144 | 215 | 1.5 | 140 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2023 * | 164 | 276 | 1.7 | 157 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2022 * | 153 | 262 | 1.7 | 142 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2021 * | 163 | 266 | 1.6 | 162 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2020 * | 192 | 306 | 1.6 | 172 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2019 * | 177 | 296 | 1.7 | 169 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2018 * | 180 | 289 | 1.6 | 172 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2017 * | 153 | 271 | 1.8 | 150 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2016 * | 154 | 240 | 1.6 | 144 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2015 * | 141 | 226 | 1.6 | 141 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 * | 161 | 248 | 1.5 | 154 | 0.96 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 172 | 42.1 | 33% | 57% | – |
| 2024/25 | 192 | 41.6 | 35% | 47% | – |
| 2023/24 | 182 | 40.4 | 30% | 57% | −0.47 |
| 2022/23 * | 185 | 43.8 | 44% | 61% | −0.29 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Buxton Community SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20201.5applications per place 42.1Attainment 8
- 1.4 km · DerbyshireGraded · no overall grade20252.0applications per place 42.1Attainment 8
- 7.6 km · DerbyshireGraded · no overall grade20241.9applications per place 48.9Attainment 8
- 13.9 km · DerbyshireGraded · no overall grade20252.3applications per place 48.5Attainment 8
- 13.9 km · Cheshire East20261.8applications per place 50.7Attainment 8
- 14.4 km · Cheshire EastRequires improvement20202.5applications per place 46.2Attainment 8
- 14.7 km · Cheshire EastGraded · no overall grade20241.8applications per place 50.7Attainment 8
- 15.6 km · DerbyshireGood20232.4applications per place 50.5Attainment 8
- 16.2 km · Cheshire EastGood20222.4applications per place 51.7Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 149645 · 830/4510
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,331 pupils · 954 on roll
- Free school meals
- 30.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 June 2023
- Replaced
- Buxton Community School (URN 112970)
- Address
- College Road, Buxton, SK17 9EA
- Local authority
- Derbyshire · High Peak
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources