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New Direction
Derbyshire·Not applicable·East Midlands·Other independent special school·S43 4BX
URN: 134395
4.7
Attainment 8
National avg ≈ 46.4 · 2024/2025
n/a
Progress 8
No published value in available years
0.0%
5+ Eng & Maths
Grade 5+ in both · 2024/2025
0.0%
EBacc entry
% entering EBacc · 2024/2025
Decision summary
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Academic outcomesAcademic data not assessed
Academic signal is not available for this school phase in our current dataset.
Pupil progressLimited progress data
No Progress 8 data is available for this school in the years we hold.
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Watch-outs
- Small cohort (9 pupils in the latest results year). Figures may be less reliable and some data may be suppressed.
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Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Independent School Entry
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Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/2025 | 9 | 4.7 | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3 |
| 2023/2024 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022/2023 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021/2022 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
School information
| URN | 134395 |
| Local authority | Derbyshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Phase | Not applicable |
| Type | Other independent special school |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-18 |
| Headteacher | Proprietor Luke Collins |
| Trust | — |
| Admissions | Not applicable |
| Religious character | None |
| Postcode | S43 4BX |
| Latest pupils | 9 |
| FSM eligible | — |
Contact and identifiers
New Direction, Ringer Villa Farm,, Ringer Lane, Clowne, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 4BX
www.new-direction.org.ukView local authority page1246810456| DfE number | 6027 |
| UKPRN | 10017890 |
| Opened | 29 Aug 2003 |
| GIAS updated | 25 Jul 2025 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 25 Jul 2025 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2024/2025 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | — |