65%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
30%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
44.5
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
31%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
462.7
EBacc APS · 2024/25
680
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
20%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement
Ofsted inspection · 13/09/2022
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityDerbyshire
PhaseSecondary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.9:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of New Mills School · Secondary · Derbyshire
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
65%
-0pp
66%65%63%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 65%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
30%
-19pp
49%39%30%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 30%
Attainment 8
44.5
-5.1
49.646.944.1
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 44.5
EBacc entry
31%
+7pp
31%25%19%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 31%
EBacc APS
462.7
-52.8
515.5404.9294.4
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 462.7
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
680
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
28%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
20%
Contact
Address
Church Lane, New Mills, High Peak, SK22 4NR
Local authority
Derbyshire
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 65% | 30% | 44.5 | Not applicable | 31% | 462.7 | 44% | 680 |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 49% | 49.6 | +0.18 | 24% | 515.5 | 33% | 660 |
| 2022/23 | 63% | 37% | 44.1 | -0.11 | 30% | 498.0 | 45% | 670 |
| 2021/22 | 66% | 41% | 46.7 | -0.06 | 19% | 320.7 | 44% | 611 |
| 2018/19 | 65% | 37% | 44.2 | -0.41 | 24% | 294.4 | 31% | 524 |
| 2017/18 | 64% | 33% | 44.9 | -0.14 | 31% | 359.9 | 39% | 495 |
| 2016/17 | 73% | 44% | 46.1 | -0.16 | 24% | — | 26% | 542 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 26.2 | C- | +0.04 | 3% | 47 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 680 | 18.5 | 21% | 4% | 28% | 8% | 20% |
| 2023/24 | 660 | 18.5 | 21% | 4% | 24% | 8% | 22% |
| 2022/23 | 670 | 18.5 | 25% | 4% | 20% | 11% | 32% |
| 2021/22 | 611 | 18.4 | 27% | 2% | 20% | 11% | 32% |
| 2020/21 | 621 | 18.6 | 26% | 2% | 19% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 524 | 18.8 | 23% | 2% | 23% | 5% | 12% |
| 2017/18 | 495 | 17.0 | 22% | 2% | 23% | 5% | 12% |
| 2016/17 | 542 | 16.0 | 20% | 1% | 23% | 6% | 12% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.