Exam Results

2024 GCSE Exam Results

New Mills is a truly comprehensive school, serving all the young people in our community and we are proud to celebrate the progress of all our students’ well-deserved achievements today regardless of starting point, personal challenges, or additional needs. The performance of all students has improved across the full range of subjects with the average grade increasing to almost grade 5 (4.95).  

Attainment was particularly strong in Science, both in combined science, and separate sciences (Biology, Chemistry and Physics).  Additionally, performance was strong in computer science, German, Spanish, catering, construction and engineering. In art, 93% of students achieving a grade 4 or above and 45% achieving a grade 7 or higher. 

Heather Watts, Headteacher, said: “This has been an extremely busy and productive year at New Mills School and our teachers and support staff, supported by parental commitment and student engagement has delivered very impressive outcomes for the young people who attend. This is our most successful cohort of students to date at New Mills School and we could not be prouder of their achievements and the well-rounded young people they have become. There have been tears of joy (and screams of excitement!) from students, parents, and staff members. Our young people will unlock new doors with these results, and they can confidently move on to their next steps in education, training, or employment”

New Mills School Open Evening is on Thursday 3rd October from 4.30pm to 8pm

Nationally, schools are judged using a number of criteria:

• Attainment 8
• Progress 8 
• % of students achieving a pass (grade 4 or above) in English and maths
• % of students achieving a strong pass (grade 5 or above) in English and maths
• % of students entering the EBacc and their average points score

Information on these four measures will be published here when they are validated by the DFE and can also be found in the school performance tables.