New Mills School
| 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.
Admissions
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.
History
Grammar school
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 school was designed by George 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]
Comprehensive
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.
Headteachers
- Norman Taylor ??-1962, had a distinguished war career
- Philip Vennis 1962–71 (died 1999; former deputy headteacher, Ounsdale High School 1955-62, Principal of Itchen College 1971–88)
- Jesse Elms, resigned early 2014.
- John Kuczaj, temporary headteacher for the rest of the 2013-14 school year.
- Debbie McGloin, current headteacher.
Subjects
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.
Notable former pupils
New Mills Grammar School
- Thomas Brimelow, Baron Brimelow CMG OBE, Ambassador to Poland from 1966–69
- Prof Reginald Coates, civil engineer
- Lloyd Cole, singer
- Sir Martin Doughty, chairman of Natural England from 2006, and of the Association of National Park Authorities from 1997–2001, and leader of Derbyshire County Council from 1992–2001
- Prof Geoffrey Gee CBE, Sir Samuel Hall Professor of Chemistry from 1955–77 at the University of Manchester, and President from 1969–71 of the Faraday Society
- Sir Brian Heap CBE, master of St Edmund's College, Cambridge from 1996–2004
- Tony Marchington, entrepreneur
- John Pilkington Hudson CBE GM, Professor of Horticultural Science at the University of Bristol and Director of the Long Ashton Research Station from 1967–75, and Professor of Horticulture from 1958–67 at the University of Nottingham
New Mills Secondary School
- Tess Daly, television presenter
References
- ↑ Historic England. "The New Mills School (Grade II) (1393319)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ↑ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Williamson, Elizabeth (1978). The Buildings of England: Derbyshire. Yale University Press. p. 287. ISBN 0-14-071008-6.