New Mills School

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New Mills School
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Location
Church Lane, New Mills

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SK22 4NR

England
Coordinates 53°22′01″N1°59′49″W / 53.367°N 1.997°W / 53.367; -1.997
Information
Type Community school
MottoLet Right Be Done
Established1912
Local authority Derbyshire
Department for Education URN 112936 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Head teacherHeather Watts
Staff65
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 16
Enrolment694 pupils
Colour(s)Black, red
Former nameNew Mills Grammar School
New Mills School Business and Enterprise College
Website http://www.newmillsschool.co.uk/
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1.9miles
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New Mills School

New Mills School & Sixth Form is a comprehensive school in the town of New Mills, in the north west of Derbyshire.

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Admissions

The school teaches pupils from Year 7 to Year 11. The school was given its title as Business and Enterprise College in 2005 and this status was renewed in 2009.

The school's main feeder primary schools are New Mills, Newtown, St George's, Thornsett, Hayfield, Hague Bar and St Mary's.

History

Grammar school

The school was opened in 1912 as the New Mills Grammar School and celebrated its 100th birthday in 2012.[ needs update ] It had around 500 boys and girls in the early 1960s, then 600 by 1964 and 700 by 1969, with a sixth form of 200. The school was designed by George H. Widdows, the Chief Architect of Derbyshire County Council, described as "a leading designer of schools in the early C20 and an exponent of advanced ideas on school planning and hygiene", and is a Grade II listed building. [1] [2]

Headteachers

Subjects

There were 23 subjects at New Mills School, taught by 59 teachers in 8 different buildings and 50 rooms: rooms 5–18, Music 1–2, Language 1–4, Maths 1–6, Sixth Form 1–5, Drama 1–2, Art 1–3, the Gym, Workshop 1–2, Food 1–2, 8 Science labs and a construction centre.

The school lost its sixth form, in spite of considerable local support, in 2017 and in 2019 it now is a 11–16 Comprehensive. [4]

The school is home to Take Part in the Art, a local arts scheme. [5]

Notable former pupils

New Mills Grammar School

New Mills Secondary School

References

  1. Historic England. "The New Mills School (Grade II) (1393319)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  2. Pevsner, Nikolaus; Williamson, Elizabeth (1978). The Buildings of England: Derbyshire. Yale University Press. p. 287. ISBN   0-14-071008-6.
  3. Vennis, Diana (September 2012). A lifetime in English education: Philip Vennis from pupil to principal in post-war Britain. Matador. pp. 157–241. ISBN   9781780882963.
  4. "Disappointment as New Mills Sixth Form will close for good". Buxton Advertiser. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  5. "We are Take Part". Take Part in the Art. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  6. Taylor, Paul (10 August 2004). "MJF: Interview with Roy Powell". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 21 September 2025.