Buxton Community School
Academy converter in Buxton, Derbyshire.
School details
| Phase | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy converter |
| Age range | 11 to 18 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | None |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective |
| Sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 954 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 1331 |
| Free school meals | 30.20% |
| Trust or sponsor | EMBARK MULTI ACADEMY TRUST |
| Local authority | Derbyshire |
| Address | College Road, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 9EA |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 0129823122 |
| URN | 149645 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest ungraded inspection: 29 January 2020, outcome: School remains Good.
This ungraded inspection was of the predecessor school.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy (secondary school, about 1.4 km)
- Chapel-en-le-Frith High School (secondary school, about 7.6 km)
- New Mills School (secondary school, about 13.9 km)
- Tytherington School (secondary school, about 13.9 km)
- The Macclesfield Academy (secondary school, about 14.4 km)
- All Hallows Catholic College (secondary school, about 14.7 km)
- Hope Valley College (secondary school, about 15.6 km)
- The Fallibroome Academy (secondary school, about 16.2 km)
Browse: Secondary schools in Derbyshire
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.