UK Schools
Buxton Community School
Buxton Community School is a mixed secondary academy in Buxton, Derbyshire County Council, teaching 954 pupils aged 11 to 18. Its last Ofsted inspection in January 2020 found the school remains Good. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 41.6 (England 46.1). The 2026–2027 school year runs from 4 September 2026 to 26 July 2027.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Buxton Community School.
Term dates & holidays 2026–2027
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Buxton Community School.
- 3–28 School holiday dates
- 1–3 School holiday dates
- 4 Inset Days
- 4–30 Autumn Term
- 1–23 Autumn Term
- 23 Inset Days
- 26–30 School holiday dates
- 2–30 Autumn Term
- 1–18 Autumn Term
- 21–31 School holiday dates
- 1 School holiday dates
- 4 Inset Days
- 4–31 Spring Term
- 1–12 Spring Term
- 15–19 School holiday dates
- 22 Inset Days
- 22–28 Spring Term
- 1–25 Spring Term
- 26–31 School holiday dates
- 1–9 School holiday dates
- 12–30 Summer Term
- 1–28 Summer Term
- 3 School holiday dates
- 31 School holiday dates
- 1–4 School holiday dates
- 7–30 Summer Term
- 25 Inset Days
- 1–26 Summer Term
- 26 Inset Days
- 27–30 School holiday dates
Key dates (2026–2027)
- School holiday dates Aug 3, 2026-Aug 28, 2026 Holiday
- School holiday dates Sep 1, 2026-Sep 3, 2026 Holiday
- Inset Days Sep 4, 2026 Inset Day
- Autumn Term Sep 4, 2026-Oct 23, 2026 Term
- Inset Days Oct 23, 2026 Inset Day
- School holiday dates Oct 26, 2026-Oct 30, 2026 Holiday
- Autumn Term Nov 2, 2026-Dec 18, 2026 Term
- School holiday dates Dec 21, 2026-Jan 1, 2027 Holiday
- Inset Days Jan 4, 2027 Inset Day
- Spring Term Jan 4, 2027-Feb 12, 2027 Term
- School holiday dates Feb 15, 2027-Feb 19, 2027 Holiday
- Inset Days Feb 22, 2027 Inset Day
- Spring Term Feb 22, 2027-Mar 25, 2027 Term
- School holiday dates Mar 26, 2027-Apr 9, 2027 Holiday
- Summer Term Apr 12, 2027-May 28, 2027 Term
- School holiday dates May 3, 2027 Holiday
- School holiday dates May 31, 2027-Jun 4, 2027 Holiday
- Summer Term Jun 7, 2027-Jul 26, 2027 Term
- Inset Days Jun 25, 2027 Inset Day
- Inset Days Jul 26, 2027 Inset Day
- School holiday dates Jul 27, 2027-Jul 30, 2027 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Buxton Community School with Derbyshire County Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 41.6 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 34.33 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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Attendance 24.9% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 88% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
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What students do after 16 to 18 study 90% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
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About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Buxton Community School. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Buxton Community School than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.