- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Buxton sixth forms average.
114 first choices, 123 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1642.1
Buxton sixth forms 42.1England 46.2
- Days missed
- 9.0%Buxton sixth forms 9.0%
- Pupils
- 954
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.7
Sixth forms in and near Buxton
All 1 sixth form in Buxton, and the nearest just outside.
Just outside Buxton
The nearest ones, measured from the middle of Buxton.
Peak School
5.8 miles from Buxton · Academy · All-through · Ages 2 to 19
- Ofsted:Good in every area
- Has a nursery
- Has a sixth form
Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- 14.8%
- Pupils
- 86
- Pupils per teacher
- 6.8
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Buxton sixth forms average, low absence.
240 first choices, 229 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1650.7
Buxton sixth forms 42.1England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,421
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.3
Beech Hall School
8.9 miles from Buxton · Independent · All-through · Ages 4 to 19
- ISI:Inspected
- Faith school
- Has a sixth form
Independent school. Results well below the Buxton sixth forms average.
Attainment 8 at 1634.6
Buxton sixth forms 42.1England 46.2
- Days missed
- –Buxton sixth forms 9.0%
- Pupils
- 209
- Pupils per teacher
- –
Park Lane School
9.3 miles from Buxton · Special · All-through · Ages 4 to 19
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- 11.1%
- Pupils
- 151
- Pupils per teacher
- 7.6
- Sixth forms1
- Attainment 8 at 1642.1England 46.2
- Good or Outstanding100%of graded schools ·
- Free school meals28.0%of pupils get them
- Pupils per teacher16.7England 17.9
The big picture
How Buxton's sixth forms spread out
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Ofsted grades in Buxton
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded.
- Outstanding: 0 of 1
- Good: 1 of 1
- Requires improvement: 0 of 1
- Inadequate: 0 of 1
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Sixth forms in Buxton, explained
There is 1 sixth forms in Buxton, teaching 954 children. 0 are run by the council and 1 are academies or free schools.
100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
Pupils in Buxton sixth forms scored an average Attainment 8 of 42.1 across their best eight GCSEs, against 46.2 across England.
28.0% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,689 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 24.9% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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Questions
Questions parents ask
How many sixth forms are in Buxton?
There are 1 sixth forms in Buxton, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best sixth forms in Buxton?
The highest-ranked sixth forms in Buxton on Eduscope are Buxton Community School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are sixth forms in Buxton ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Buxton sixth forms?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across sixth forms in Buxton is 17:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.