Harpur Hill Primary School is a primary school located in Buxton. 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 28/02/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.6%, which is 0.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Trent Avenue, Buxton

School Information

Address: Trent Avenue, Buxton, SK17 9LP
Website: http://www.harpurhill.derbyshire.sch.uk
Telephone: 0129823261
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Derbyshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Vicky Giliker
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 112523

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 28/02/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 350
Number of Pupils: 284
Number of Boys: 139
Number of Girls: 145

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.7 Confidence interval -3.6 to 0.1
Writing
Average: 1.4 Confidence interval -0.3 to 3.1
Maths
Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -1.3 to 1.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:47%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Harpur Hill Primary School
Trent Avenue , Harpur Hill SK17 9LP 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Buxton Junior School
Buxton Junior School , Mosley Road SK17 9DR 		3out of 4 883 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Buxton Infant School
Hardwick Square , SK17 6QB 		4out of 4 1,581 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Burbage Primary School
Cavendish Avenue , Burbage SK17 9AE 		3out of 4 2,032 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Fairfield Infant and Nursery School
Fairfield Infant & Nursery School , Bench Road SK17 7PQ 		3out of 4 2,052 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Buxton Community School
College Road , SK17 9EA 		3out of 4 1,200 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy
Palace Fields , SK17 6AF 		3out of 4 2,277 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Buxton and Leek College
Devonshire Road , SK17 6RY 		- not rated 2,035 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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