Primary school in Buxton, Staffordshire
St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School
Buxton Road, Longnor, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 0NZ
Ofsted
Graded Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 21 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
- Pupils on roll
- 20
- Places
- 42
- How full
- 48% full — 20 of 42 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 9 / 11
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Staffordshire Moorlands 007C, 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
- 33%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 21%
- Households owning their home
- 76%
- Households in social housing
- 9%
- Households with no car
- 7%
- Adults economically inactive
- 39%
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 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- THE MOORLANDS PRIMARY FEDERATION
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: K Stanesby
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Ward
- Manifold
- Constituency
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- URN
- 151576
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Sterndale CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | No grade | — | 1.3 mi |
| Hollinsclough Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2023 | — | 1.7 mi |
| Manifold Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | — | 3.8 mi |
| Hartington CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2024 | — | 3.9 mi |
| Monyash CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2022 | 38% | 4 mi |
| Harpur Hill Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | — | 4.6 mi |
| Taddington and Priestcliffe SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2024 | 88% | 4.9 mi |
| Buxton Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | — | 5.1 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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