Harpur Hill Primary School | Primary in Buxton, High Peak | Ofsted & DfE

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

287

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

287

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

287

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Closed school

This school is closed.

Ofsted inspection

Standards maintained

Ofsted inspection · 20/11/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityDerbyshire

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio20.8:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusClosed

Overview of Harpur Hill Primary School · Primary · Derbyshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

50%

-1pp

59%53%47%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 50%

RWM higher standard

-5pp

10%8%5%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

67%

Reading higher standard

24%

Writing expected standard

79%

Writing higher standard

21%

Maths expected standard

60%

Maths higher standard

19%

Science expected standard

83%

SPAG expected standard

62%

SPAG higher standard

17%

Reading scaled score

104.0

Maths scaled score

102.0

GPS scaled score

104.0

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

287

Pupil : teacher ratio

20.8

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

28%

SEN

20%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

12%

Contact

Address

Trent Avenue, Harpur Hill, Buxton, SK17 9LP

Local authority

Derbyshire

Website

http://www.harpurhill.derbyshire.sch.uk

Telephone

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	50%	5%	67%	24%	79%	21%	60%	19%	83%	62%	104.0	102.0	104.0	—	—	—	20%	287
2023/24	51%	10%	63%	24%	66%	24%	63%	22%	90%	51%	103.0	103.0	100.0	—	—	—	17%	277
2022/23	59%	8%	80%	29%	78%	12%	75%	24%	94%	67%	106.0	105.0	102.0	+0.50	+0.30	+0.80	19%	287
2018/19	47%	7%	58%	14%	79%	16%	74%	16%	86%	65%	101.0	104.0	102.0	-1.70	+1.40	+0.30	14%	321
2017/18	57%	5%	81%	17%	74%	17%	67%	21%	95%	76%	105.0	104.0	104.0	-1.10	-2.10	-1.60	12%	330
2016/17	41%	0%	59%	9%	75%	14%	45%	2%	75%	59%	101.0	98.0	101.0	-3.00	-0.40	-5.60	13%	342

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	287	19.8	20%	1%	28%	5%	12%
2023/24	277	17.0	17%	1%	27%	6%	15%
2022/23	287	16.6	19%	2%	24%	6%	15%
2021/22	277	17.8	16%	2%	20%	6%	19%
2020/21	284	19.2	17%	1%	19%	—	—
2018/19	321	22.3	14%	1%	17%	4%	6%
2017/18	330	20.6	12%	1%	16%	4%	6%
2016/17	342	24.0	13%	1%	16%	4%	6%