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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%

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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)
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  3. Schools
  4. 0.7 miles Buxton and Leek College, SK176RY
  5. 3.4 miles Old Sams Farm Independent School, SK170SN (4 pupils)
  6. 3.5 miles The Meadows, SK178DJ (1 pupils)
  7. Schools Primary
  8. 0.3 miles Buxton Junior School, SK179DR (227 pupils)
  9. 0.5 miles Burbage Primary School, SK179AE (350 pupils)
  10. 0.6 miles Buxton Infant School, SK176QB (156 pupils)
  11. 0.7 miles Harpur Hill Primary School, SK179LP (277 pupils)
  12. 1.0 mile St Anne's Catholic Voluntary Academy, SK177AN (220 pupils)
  13. 1.1 miles Fairfield Infant and Nursery School, SK177PQ (186 pupils)
  14. 1.2 miles Fairfield Endowed CofE (C) Junior School, SK177NA (199 pupils)
  15. 3.2 miles Peak Dale Primary School, SK178AJ (73 pupils)
  16. 3.7 miles Combs Infant School, SK239UZ (20 pupils)
  17. 3.7 miles Dove Holes CofE Primary School, SK178BJ (55 pupils)
  18. 3.8 miles Hollinsclough 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 miles Buxton Pharmacy, SK179BZ
  24. 0.3 miles Elmpharm Ltd, SK179AY
  25. Doctors
  26. 0.2 miles Buxton Medical Practice, SK179BZ
  27. 0.3 miles Stewart Medical Centre, SK176JP
  28. 0.3 miles Stewart Medical Centre, SK176JP
  29. Hotels & BnBs
  30. 0.3 miles ★★★★★Westminster Hotel B & B, SK176JR
  31. Bars & Nightclubs
  32. 0.3 miles ★★★★★The Swan, SK176HB
  33. Restaurants & Cafés
  34. 0.2 miles ★★★★★Poole's Cavern Cafe, SK179DH
  35. Retail Stores
  36. 0.3 miles ★★★★★DAY ZERO, SK176EU
  37. School Food Ratings
  38. ★★★★★Buxton Community School, SK179EA
  39. 0.3 miles ★★★★★Buxton Junior School, SK179DR
  40. Takeaway Shops
  41. 0.3 miles ★★★★Lucky House Takeaway, SK176LN
  42. 0.3 miles ★★★★★Eat at No 5, SK179PA

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