Buxton Community School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Derbyshire
College Road, Buxton, SK17 9EA
58
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.0%
24.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
954
Capacity used
Has space72%
1,331 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
152 of 152 families who put it first got an offer
153
Places offered
213
Total applications
1.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 152 | 152 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 40 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 21 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 213 | 152 | 71% |
1st preference success by year
Derbyshire lets families list 3 preferences. 6 applications came from outside the council area (4 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Samantha Jones
- Address
- College Road, Buxton, SK17 9EA
- Phone
- 0129823122
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Ward / constituency
- Temple · High Peak
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 149645
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 30% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 1% | — | — |
| SEN support | 10% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: EMBARK MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
954 pupils · 1,331 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 20
29 January 2020
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 889 pupils
Attendance
91.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
24.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 40.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.47 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 30% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 57% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.40 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 33.45 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 41.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 34.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 47.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 8.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.49 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 192 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 34.33 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 17.2% | 17% |
| A-level students | 75 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 187 | 10% | 42% | 61% | |
| Mathematics | 186 | 15% | 43% | 56% | |
| English Literature | 182 | 8% | 38% | 61% | |
| Combined Science | 137 | 3% | 27% | 48% | |
| Geography | 84 | 25% | 51% | 63% | |
| Business | 58 | 17% | 52% | 59% | |
| History | 57 | 16% | 37% | 47% | |
| Biology | 44 | 52% | 98% | 98% | |
| Physics | 44 | 43% | 93% | 98% | |
| Chemistry | 44 | 41% | 98% | 98% | |
| Art and Design | 44 | 39% | 93% | 100% | |
| Social Studies | 41 | 20% | 51% | 56% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Studies | 25 | 4% | 8% | 32% | |
| Sociology | 23 | 4% | 13% | 57% | |
| Psychology | 23 | 0% | 9% | 22% | |
| Mathematics | 15 | 27% | 67% | 67% | |
| History | 13 | 0% | 15% | 38% | |
| Geography | 13 | 15% | 23% | 62% | |
| English Literature | 13 | 0% | 31% | 54% | |
| Biology | 12 | 8% | 42% | 50% | |
| English Language | 12 | 0% | 8% | 42% | |
| Physics | 10 | 20% | 40% | 60% | |
| Fine Art | 10 | 10% | 20% | 30% | |
| Religious Studies | 8 | 13% | 25% | 63% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 10391: Buxton Community School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 53% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 5% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 56% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Derbyshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.