New Mills School Business and Enterprise College
| Motto | Let Right Be Done |
|---|---|
| Established | 1912 |
| Type | Community school |
| Headteacher | Debbie McGloin |
| Location |
Church Lane, New Mills High Peak Derbyshire SK22 4NR England  53°22′01″N 1°59′49″W / 53.367°N 1.997°WCoordinates: 53°22′01″N 1°59′49″W / 53.367°N 1.997°W |
| Local authority | Derbyshire |
| DfE URN | 112936 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Staff | 59 |
| Students | 824 pupils |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Colours | Black |
| Former name | New Mills Grammar School New Mills School Business and Enterprise College |
| Website | Official Website |
New Mills School & Sixth Form is a comprehensive school, situated in the town of New Mills, in the north west of Derbyshire.
The school teaches pupils from Year 7 to Year 13. 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.
The school was opened in 1912 as the New Mills Grammar School and celebrated its 100th birthday in 2012. 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 grammar school merged with Spring Bank Secondary Modern School in September 1970 to become a comprehensive of 1,200 pupils, known as New Mills School. By 1990, it had around 900 pupils, and a sixth form of 150. The school was the only member of the Peak 11 Federation to open on 3 February 2009. In its most recent Ofsted inspection the school was taken out of special measures.
There are 21 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.
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