Buxworth Primary School is a primary school located in High Peak. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 20/06/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.9%, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Station Road, High Peak

School Information

Address: Station Road, High Peak, SK23 7NJ
Website: http://www.buxworthprimaryschool.org.uk
Telephone: 01663732426
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Derbyshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Paul Bertram
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 112526

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 20/06/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 105
Number of Pupils: 108
Number of Boys: 54
Number of Girls: 54

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -4 to 2.5
Writing
Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -2.3 to 3.7
Maths
Well Below Average: -4.7 Confidence interval -7.5 to -1.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:43%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:99
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Buxworth Primary School
Station Road , Buxworth SK23 7NJ 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Whaley Bridge Primary School
Buxton Road , Whaley Bridge SK23 7HX 		2out of 4 1,797 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Furness Vale Primary and Nursery School
Buxton Road , Furness Vale SK23 7PQ 		3out of 4 2,179 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Taxal and Fernilee CofE Primary School
Reddish Road , Whaley Bridge SK23 7DL 		3out of 4 2,273 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Chinley Primary School
Buxton Road , SK23 6DR 		3out of 4 2,914 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Peak School
Buxton Road , Chinley SK23 6ES 		3out of 4 2,457 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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