OFSTED
29 January 2020
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Derbyshire
Trust
EMBARK MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
954
954 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
503
52.7% of pupils
Male pupils
451
47.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
3.2 pts
above England
School
28.0%
High Peak
27.5%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
18.7 pts
below England
School
1.6%
High Peak
2.7%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.5 pts
below England
School
0.5%
High Peak
0.2%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
92.3%
881
Any other White background
3.4%
32
Unclassified
0.9%
9
White and Asian
0.9%
9
White and Black African
0.5%
5
Any other Black background
0.4%
4
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
13.9%
133 of
954 pupils
6.9 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.1 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
41.6
2.4 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.47 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
9.02%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.81 pts
higher than
England
School
9.02%
High Peak
6.25%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
24.86%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
9.04 pts
higher than
England
School
24.86%
High Peak
14.59%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.84%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
3.03 pts
higher than
England
School
4.84%
High Peak
2.16%
East Midlands
1.72%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
71.7%
20.6 pts
below England
Buxton Community School
71.7%
High Peak
95.2%
East Midlands
94.2%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.