Buxworth Primary SchoolWhaley Bridge Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in High Peak.

Summary of the comparison

Buxworth Primary School and Whaley Bridge Primary School are primary schools in High Peak.

  • Buxworth Primary School scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Whaley Bridge Primary School scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.

  • Buxworth Primary School was judged Good and Whaley Bridge Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 0.0% for Buxworth Primary School and 31.0% for Whaley Bridge Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Buxworth Primary School (42.0% in 2022-23, 0.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Whaley Bridge Primary School (56.0% in 2022-23, 31.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Buxworth Primary School versus Whaley Bridge Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure High PeakBuxworth Primary SchoolHigh PeakWhaley Bridge Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD48/100D48/100
Local ranking184th of 336 in Derbyshire 181st of 336 in Derbyshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll103 137
Capacity105 262
LocationHigh Peak, SK23 7NJ High Peak, SK23 7HX
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard0.0% 31.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 13.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 105.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score99.0 105.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census103 137
Free school meals (ever 6)27.2% 22.6%
English as an additional language0.0% 3.6%
SEN support10.7% 30.7%
SEN with an EHC plan1.9% 13.9%
Attendance
Overall absence5.7% 4.4% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence12.6% 6.4% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Buxworth Primary School

Whaley Bridge Primary School

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