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Buxton Community School

Buxton Community School
College Road
Buxton
Derbyshire
England
SK179EA

📞 phone: 01298 23122

👩‍🏫 headteacher: Mrs Samantha Jones

🌍 web: www.buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

1069 pupils mixed gender
1331 pupils capacity: 80% full

518 boys 48%

551 girls 52%

Last updated:

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Admissions policy
Non-selective
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Trust school
Supported by a multi-academy trust
URN
149645
Education phase
Secondary
Establishment type
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Establishment #
4510
Open date
1. June 2023
Reason open
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OSGB coordinates
Easting: 405362, Northing: 372622
GPS coordinates
Latitude: 53.251, Longitude: -1.9211
Accepting pupils
11—18 years old
Boarders
No boarders
Census date
18. January 2024
Region › Const. › Ward
East Midlands › High Peak › Temple
Free school meals %
25.80
Trust
EMBARK MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Learning provider ref #
10092166

School governors

  • Mrs Judith Vale, Chair of Local Governing Body
    (1. June 2023—6. December 2025)
  • Mrs Helen Hazelhurst, Local Governor
    (1. June 2023—31. May 2027)
  • Mr Ciaran Buckley, Local Governor
    (1. June 2023—17. January 2026)
  • Ms Carolyn Walker, Local Governor
    (1. June 2023—31. May 2027)
  • Ms Jo Carr, Local Governor
    (1. June 2023—31. May 2027)
  • Ms Jo Eltringham, Local Governor
    (1. June 2023—31. May 2027)
  • Ms Emma Morten, Local Governor
    (1. June 2023—31. May 2027)
  • Mr Roger Horne, Local Governor
    (1. June 2023—6. December 2025)
  • Mrs Sam Jones, Local Governor
    (1. June 2023—None)
  • Ms Kate Grant, Local Governor
    (21. March 2024—20. March 2028)
map for Buxton Community School

Near Buxton Community …

  1. Schools Secondary
  2. 0.9 milesSt Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy, SK176AF (426 pupils)
  3. Schools
  4. 0.7 milesBuxton and Leek College, SK176RY
  5. 3.4 milesOld Sams Farm Independent School, SK170SN (4 pupils)
  6. 3.5 milesThe Meadows, SK178DJ (1 pupils)
  7. Schools Primary
  8. 0.3 milesBuxton Junior School, SK179DR (227 pupils)
  9. 0.5 milesBurbage Primary School, SK179AE (350 pupils)
  10. 0.6 milesBuxton Infant School, SK176QB (156 pupils)
  11. 0.7 milesHarpur Hill Primary School, SK179LP (277 pupils)
  12. 1.0 mileSt Anne's Catholic Voluntary Academy, SK177AN (220 pupils)
  13. 1.1 milesFairfield Infant and Nursery School, SK177PQ (186 pupils)
  14. 1.2 milesFairfield Endowed CofE (C) Junior School, SK177NA (199 pupils)
  15. 3.2 milesPeak Dale Primary School, SK178AJ (73 pupils)
  16. 3.7 milesCombs Infant School, SK239UZ (20 pupils)
  17. 3.7 milesDove Holes CofE Primary School, SK178BJ (55 pupils)
  18. 3.8 milesHollinsclough Church of England Academy, SK170RH (35 pupils)
  19. Care Facilities
  20. 0.2 miles★★★★★Argyle Residential Home, SK176JR
  21. 0.3 miles★★★★★Green Lane Nursery, SK179DP
  22. Chemists
  23. 0.2 milesBuxton Pharmacy, SK179BZ
  24. 0.3 milesElmpharm Ltd, SK179AY
  25. Doctors
  26. 0.2 milesBuxton Medical Practice, SK179BZ
  27. 0.3 milesElmwood Medical Centre, SK179AY
  28. 0.3 milesElmwood Medical Centre, SK179AY
  29. 0.3 milesStewart Medical Centre, SK176JP
  30. Hotels & BnBs
  31. 0.3 miles★★★★★Westminster Hotel B & B, SK176JR
  32. Bars & Nightclubs
  33. 0.3 miles★★★★★The Swan, SK176HB
  34. Restaurants & Cafés
  35. 0.2 miles★★★★★Poole's Cavern Cafe, SK179DH
  36. Retail Stores
  37. 0.3 miles★★★★★DAY ZERO, SK176EU
  38. 0.3 miles★★★★★Buxton Sausage Company, SK179DS
  39. School Food Ratings
  40. ★★★★★Buxton Community School, SK179EA
  41. 0.3 miles★★★★★Buxton Junior School, SK179DR

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