Buxton Junior School
Ofsted: Good
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Buxton, SK17 9DR
- Distance
- 0.0km away
Buxton Junior School
Buxton Junior School, Mosley Road, Buxton, SK17 9DR
Ofsted: Good
Primary
Phase
240
Capacity
7-11
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2025 SATs · Ofsted inspection 29 March 2023.
School history and status
Closed on 31 March 2026 and continues as Buxton Junior School (URN 152071) (opened 1 April 2026). Its page carries this history forward.
Year:
KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)
2024-25- Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
- 60.0% nat62.0%
- Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
- 3.0% nat8.0%
- Reading (Expected)
- 70.0%
- Writing (Expected)
- 70.0%
- Maths (Expected)
- 73.0%
- Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
- 70.0%
- Reading avg scaled score
- 105.0 nat106.0
- Maths avg scaled score
- 103.0 nat105.0
- GPS avg scaled score
- 105.0
- Cohort Size
- 60
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 232
- Boys
- 117 (54%)
- Girls
- 101 (46%)
- Capacity
- 240 (91% full)
- SEND
- 26.3%
- FSM Eligible
- 32.3%
- EAL
- 3.9%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.5%
- SEN Support
- 22.8%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 21.1:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 11.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,644/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 4.3% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 8.5% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 88.3%
- White Other: 4.8%
- Mixed Other: 3.9%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.2%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.4%
- Black Other: 0.4%
88.3%
White British
4.8%
White Other
3.9%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Buxton Junior School
Buxton, East Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 112521
- UKPRN
- 10074488
- Establishment No.
- 2060
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