New Mills Primary School
Meadow Street, New Mills, High Peak, SK22 4AY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Carol Taylor
- Constituency
- High Peak
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 220
- Pupils on roll
- 216
- URN
- 112597
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01663744453
About this school
New Mills Primary School is a community primary school in High Peak. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 216 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 14 June 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 27 | 35 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 33% | 43% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 9% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 66% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 59% | 49% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 57% | 59% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How New Mills Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Derbyshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 33% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 43% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 210 |
| 2023/24 | 216 |
| 2024/25 | 212 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How New Mills Primary School compares
New Mills Primary School ranked 137th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 4.2% | 20.3% | 216 | — |
| St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy | 70% | 3.9% | 25.4% | 121 | 0.2 miles |
| St George's CofE Primary School | 63% | 5.4% | 42.2% | 86 | 0.3 miles |
| Newtown Primary School (High Peak Federation) | 60% | 5.4% | 28.6% | 77 | 0.7 miles |
| Thornsett Primary School (High Peak Federation) | 38% | 3.8% | 31.1% | 65 | 1.0 miles |
| Hague Bar Primary School | 40% | 3.9% | 4.3% | 50 | 1.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.28%
- English as an additional language
- 0.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.2%
- Persistent absence
- 7.03%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy0.2 miles
Primary · High Peak
-
St George's CofE Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · High Peak
-
Newtown Primary School (High Peak Federation)0.7 miles
Primary · New Mills
-
Thornsett Primary School (High Peak Federation)1.0 miles
Primary · High Peak
-
Hague Bar Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · High Peak
Other schools in High Peak
New Mills Primary School ranks 5th of the 11 ranked primary schools in High Peak.
- Buxworth Primary School Primary
- Chapel-en-le-Frith CofE VC Primary School Primary
- Furness Vale Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Hague Bar Primary School Primary
- Hayfield Primary School Primary
- St George's CofE Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
- Taxal and Fernilee CofE Primary School Primary
- Thornsett Primary School (High Peak Federation) Primary
- Whaley Bridge Primary School Primary
- New Mills Nursery School Nursery
- Chapel-en-le-Frith High School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does New Mills Primary School teach?
- New Mills Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in High Peak.
- Who is the headteacher of New Mills Primary School?
- The headteacher of New Mills Primary School is Mrs Carol Taylor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was New Mills Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected New Mills Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is New Mills Primary School?
- New Mills Primary School has 216 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is New Mills Primary School full?
- New Mills Primary School has capacity for 220 pupils and 216 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is New Mills Primary School a faith school?
- No. New Mills Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does New Mills Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records New Mills Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have New Mills Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 33% in 2022/23 and 59% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does New Mills Primary School rank locally?
- New Mills Primary School ranked 137th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is New Mills Primary School's absence rate?
- New Mills Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are New Mills Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, New Mills Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.