New Mills School

State-Funded School

new-mills-school-derbyshire-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

DerbyshireLocal Authority

High PeakConstituency

SK22 4NRPostcode

3.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

New Mills School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Derbyshire, East Midlands.

It currently serves 692 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 44.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 30.1%
EBacc average point score: 3.76

Ethnicity

White

95%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

692

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

27%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 692
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
30 Mar 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
20 Oct 2022	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
3 Oct 2017	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.