Primary school in Buxton, Derbyshire
Buxton Junior School
Buxton Junior School, Mosley Road, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 9DR
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 29 March 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 3 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Places
- 240
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for High Peak 012D, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 47%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 10%
- Households owning their home
- 87%
- Households in social housing
- 4%
- Households with no car
- 11%
- Adults economically inactive
- 49%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 7–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- EMBARK MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Ros Carter
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Ward
- Temple
- Constituency
- High Peak
- URN
- 152071
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buxton Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | — | 0.4 mi |
| Harpur Hill Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | — | 0.5 mi |
| Burbage Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | — | 0.8 mi |
| Fairfield Infant and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | — | 0.9 mi |
| St Anne's Catholic Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 53% | 0.9 mi |
| St Peter's Church of England (VC) Junior SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2024 | 53% | 1 mi |
| Peak Dale Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 21% | 2.9 mi |
| Dove Holes CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2024 | — | 3.5 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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