New Mills School
High Peak · Derbyshire
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School information
- Official name
- New Mills School
- Address
- Church Lane, New Mills
- Postcode
- SK22 4NR
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Parliamentary constituency
- High Peak
- URN (official identifier)
- 112936
- Establishment number
- 4057
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Number of pupils
- 692
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 750
- School type
- Community school
- Governance
- Maintained school
- Governance status
- Standalone
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Headteacher
- Mrs Heather Watts
- Ofsted inspection
- Inspected 11 Mar 2025Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.newmillsschool.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01663743284
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at New Mills School
| 2025/26 | This school | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 692 | 106,736 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 26.9% | 30.4% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 15.0% | 15.6% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 5.8% | 5.4% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 3.5% | 4.9% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
8 published inspections for New Mills School.
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Read report- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
Report published 30 Mar 2025
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Requires improvement
Report published 20 Oct 2022
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Outcomes for pupils
- Good
- 16 to 19 study programmes
- Good
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Good
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Good
Report published 3 Oct 2017
· S8 Deemed S5
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Pupils' achievement
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching
- Requires improvement
- Sixth form provision
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Requires improvement
Report published 13 Jul 2015
· S8 Deemed S5
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category
- SM
- Pupils' achievement
- Inadequate
- Quality of teaching
- Inadequate
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Inadequate
Report published 3 Mar 2014
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 3 Oct 2011
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Sixth form provision
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 23 Apr 2009
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Sixth form provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Satisfactory
Report published 6 Mar 2006
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at New Mills School
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 8.4% | 8.1% | 8.0% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 20.1% | 20.3% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded secondary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at New Mills School
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £212,300 for 193 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 27.9% | 31.4% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £306 | £422 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at New Mills School
2025/26 financial year (CFR) · Secondary · 692 pupils.
| This school | Derbyshire average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £5,803,611 £8,387 per pupil | £8,077 | £8,748 |
| Total spending | £5,583,069 £8,068 per pupil | £8,055 | £8,825 |
| Teaching staff | £2,735,251 £3,953 per pupil · 49.0% | £4,519 · 56.1% | £4,914 · 55.7% |
| Education support staff | £996,608 £1,440 per pupil · 17.9% | £1,178 · 14.6% | £995 · 11.3% |
| Supply and agency staff | £53,138 £77 per pupil · 1.0% | £87 · 1.1% | £153 · 1.7% |
| …of which agency supply | £45,649 £66 per pupil · 0.8% | £65 · 0.8% | £119 · 1.4% |
| In-year balance | £220,542 | ||
| Revenue reserve | −£160,045 | ||
Previous year (2024/25): spending £7,622 per pupil, supply and agency £84 per pupil — spending up £446 per pupil on 2024/25.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Consistent Financial Reporting 2025/26 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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