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Buxton Junior School

Primary

High Peak · Buxton · SK17 9DR http://www.buxtonjuniorschool.co.uk

Pupils
232
cap. 240
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
60%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
232
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
60%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
232
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Closed school

This school is closed.

Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 29/03/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityDerbyshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusClosed

Overview of Buxton Junior School · Primary · Derbyshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
60%
+8pp
75%64%52%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 60%
RWM higher standard
3%
+3pp
13%7%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
70%
Reading higher standard
35%
Writing expected standard
70%
Writing higher standard
12%
Maths expected standard
73%
Maths higher standard
13%
Science expected standard
85%
SPAG expected standard
70%
SPAG higher standard
27%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
232
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
32%
SEN
26%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
Buxton Junior School, Mosley Road, Buxton, SK17 9DR
Local authority
Derbyshire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2560%3%70%35%70%12%73%13%85%70%105.0103.0105.026%232
2023/2452%0%71%24%69%7%66%14%83%74%103.0102.0105.026%227
2022/2375%11%89%34%77%21%93%30%98%84%107.0106.0106.0-0.30-0.50+0.1026%238
2018/1964%13%75%31%77%18%80%25%85%82%105.0105.0106.0-1.30-1.80-1.8016%226
2017/1863%13%65%30%80%30%77%22%85%75%105.0104.0106.0-2.30-0.20-1.8021%223
2016/1758%13%62%30%70%19%70%23%79%70%103.0103.0105.0-2.90-2.10-3.1016%218

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2523221.026%4%32%4%9%
2023/2422720.826%3%30%5%10%
2022/2323821.126%6%30%4%7%
2021/2222522.828%4%28%5%11%
2020/2121821.528%4%23%
2018/1922622.416%4%21%3%4%
2017/1822322.121%4%22%3%5%
2016/1721822.016%4%28%3%1%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.