Buxton Community School
College Road, Buxton, SK17 9EA
This school is closed (it closed in May 2023).
It was replaced by Buxton Community School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Craig Yates
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- High Peak
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 1,331
- Pupils on roll
- 1,055
- URN
- 112970
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
About this school
Buxton Community School was a voluntary controlled secondary school in Buxton. It taught children aged 11 to 18 and had 1,055 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Buxton Community School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 185 |
| Attainment 8 score | 43.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.29 -0.50 to -0.08 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 44% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 61% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 10% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.7 |
How Buxton Community School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 9.5% | 26.2% | 1,055 | — |
| Buxton Community School | 41.6 | 9% | 29.6% | 954 | 0.0 miles |
| St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy | 49.5 | 8.3% | 30.8% | 407 | 0.9 miles |
| Chapel-en-le-Frith High School | 43.8 | 7.9% | 24.6% | 941 | 4.7 miles |
| New Mills School | 44.5 | 8.1% | 28.4% | 692 | 8.6 miles |
| Tytherington School | 50.1 | 6.6% | 18.7% | 1,421 | 8.6 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 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 26.2%
- English as an additional language
- 1.6%
- Overall absence
- 9.5%
- Persistent absence
- 28.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Buxton Community School0.0 miles
Secondary · Buxton
-
St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy0.9 miles
Secondary · Buxton
-
Chapel-en-le-Frith High School4.7 miles
Secondary · High Peak
-
New Mills School8.6 miles
Secondary · High Peak
-
Tytherington School8.6 miles
Secondary · Macclesfield
Other schools in Buxton
- Buxton Community School Secondary
- St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy Secondary
- Biggin CofE Primary School Primary
- Bishop Pursglove CofE (A) Primary School Primary
- Burbage Primary School Primary
- Buxton Infant School Primary
- Buxton Junior School Primary
- Dove Holes CofE Primary School Primary
- Earl Sterndale CofE Primary School Primary
- Fairfield Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Great Hucklow CE Primary Primary
- Harpur Hill Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Buxton Community School teach?
- Buxton Community School taught children aged 11 to 18. It was a secondary school in Buxton.
- Has Buxton Community School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Buxton Community School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Buxton Community School?
- Buxton Community School had 1,055 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- What are Buxton Community School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Buxton Community 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 11 September 2023.