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Buxton Community School

College Road, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 9EA · URN 149645

Public data summary

4.8

out of 10 · 16 data sources

Coverage 47% · Solid

Record

At a glance

Ofsted: Good
Pupils: 521
Age range: 11–18
Gender: Mixed
Capacity: 1,331
Local authority: Derbyshire

Outcomes

Published performance

GCSE Progress 8: -0.47
GCSE Attainment 8: 40.4
A-level average: C+

Context

Attendance and community

Overall absence: 8.9%
Persistent absence: 24.4%
Free school meals: 15.6%
SEN support: 17.5%
English additional language: 1.6%

Resources

Workforce and funding

Pupil–teacher ratio: 8.7:1
Average class size: 20.3
Staff turnover: 3.4%

Official-data model

Data dimensions

Achievement

5.3

5 contributing signals

Progress

4.7

1 contributing signals

Attendance

3.9

5 contributing signals

Resources

7.3

3 contributing signals

Equity

2.7

2 contributing signals

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