New Mills Primary School, High Peak
New Mills Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in High Peak. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in November 2013. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in June 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 7th-highest of the 11 schools in High Peak with published results, and 11,322nd of 14,452 across England. It was full in 2025, at 101% of capacity.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2013)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Derbyshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
New Mills Primary School in detail
New Mills Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "New Mills Primary School is a thriving and successful primary school right in the heart of the New Mills Community. We believe in a holistic approach to education, developing active and enquiring minds as well as active and healthy bodies."
From the headteacher's welcome: "New Mills Primary School is a happy and thriving Primary School for children aged 4 to 11 years. We are a one form entry, family orientated school, striving to continually build on our current strengths."
Vision and values (school website)Headteacher's welcome (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils at New Mills Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 67% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 73% in Derbyshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 66% in reading and 49% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at New Mills Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 34 families put New Mills Primary School as their first choice and 56 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 4 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at New Mills Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to New Mills Primary School are St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy (0.2 miles, Good, 90% reading, 75% maths); St George's CofE Primary School (0.3 miles, Requires improvement, 75% reading, 69% maths); Newtown Primary School (High Peak Federation) (0.7 miles, Good, 87% reading, 73% maths); and Thornsett Primary School (High Peak Federation) (1 mile, Good, 63% reading, 63% maths).
New Mills Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.
St Mary's Catholic Voluntary AcademySt George's CofE Primary SchoolNewtown Primary School (High Peak Federation)Thornsett Primary School (High Peak Federation)
Who goes there
0.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 31 pupils (14.4%) received SEN support and 3 (1.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is New Mills Central Rail Station, about 520 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Town Hall (opposite), 110 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
New Mills Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoThis judgement is from November 2013, 12 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its November 2013 inspection - up from Requires Improvement.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
18.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 67% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 49% to 67% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 57% to 67% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
31.7
Avg class size
31.7
KS2
3
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with New Mills Primary School
Before and after school care
New Mills Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Derbyshire
Term dates
New Mills Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Derbyshire. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Monday 6 September to Wednesday 22 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Thursday 6 January to Friday 7 April 2028 (half term Monday 21 February to Friday 25 February 2028)
- Summer term: Monday 24 April to Monday 24 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to New Mills Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. New Mills Primary School is in Derbyshire; for families living there:
- Derbyshire's school travel policy: Home to school transport policy 2026 to 2027 - 465KB
- How to apply: Apply for home to school transport assistance
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 4
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Derbyshire is 6 (the median across 454 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at New Mills Primary School
Will you get a place at New Mills Primary School? Get the admissions report
Your home postcode, set against New Mills Primary School's admissions figures, in one report saved to your account.
What the report includes for New Mills Primary School:
- The straight-line distance from your home to New Mills Primary School.
- We hold no last distance offered figures from Derbyshire, so the report covers demand, alternatives and dates.
- Applications, first choices and offers at New Mills Primary School for 2014 to 2026 entry.
- How many families in Derbyshire got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
- The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
- Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.
£9.99 once
One school, inc. VAT. Or £19.99 for up to three schools.
Pro £9 a month, every report included, cancel any time
A report for any school, plus everything else in Pro.
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
101%
Over capacity
211 pupils
210 places
1 pupil over capacity in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - High Peak
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for High Peak
Across Derbyshire council
Places available
9,875
Applications
7,189
Got 1st preference
94.5%
Got preferred school
99.2%
All primary applications across Derbyshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(7)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
31
SEN Support
3
EHC Plans
15.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
216
Total Pupils
102
Boys
114
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
13
Teachers
16.6:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£50,073
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,318
Per pupil
£1259k
Total funding
£59k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.2%
Overall absence
7.0%
Persistent absence
185
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
New Mills Primary School
Questions parents ask about New Mills Primary School
What are SATs results like at New Mills Primary School?
Of the pupils at New Mills Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 67% reached the expected standard in reading and 67% did so in maths.
What is New Mills Primary School's Ofsted rating?
New Mills Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in June 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in November 2013, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for New Mills Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When New Mills Primary School is oversubscribed, Derbyshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at New Mills Primary School?
New Mills Primary School was full in 2025, at 100% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at New Mills Primary School?
Classes at New Mills Primary School average 31.7 pupils (2025/26). 2 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to New Mills Primary School?
New Mills Primary School has around 216 pupils on roll. 19% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at New Mills Primary School?
4.2% of sessions were missed at New Mills Primary School in 2024/25. 7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to New Mills Primary School?
Apply through Derbyshire's coordinated admissions process, naming New Mills Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does New Mills Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
New Mills Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school.
What are New Mills Primary School's term dates?
New Mills Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Derbyshire. In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Monday 6 September to Wednesday 22 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Thursday 6 January to Friday 7 April 2028 (half term Monday 21 February to Friday 25 February 2028); Summer term: Monday 24 April to Monday 24 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near New Mills Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Derbyshire is 6 (the median across 454 schools, same distance and years).
Where is New Mills Primary School?
New Mills Primary School is at Meadow Street, New Mills, High Peak, Derbyshire, SK22 4AY.
Sources: Derbyshire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)