Harpur Hill Primary School
Trent Avenue, Harpur Hill, Buxton, SK17 9LP
This school is closed (it closed in April 2026).
It was replaced by Harpur Hill Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Vicky Giliker
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- High Peak
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 350
- Pupils on roll
- 292
- URN
- 112523
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
About this school
Harpur Hill Primary School was a community primary school in Buxton. It taught children aged 2 to 11 and had 292 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Harpur Hill Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 51 | 41 | 42 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 51% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 10% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 63% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 63% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 51% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Harpur Hill Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Derbyshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 59% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 51% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 287 |
| 2023/24 | 277 |
| 2024/25 | 287 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Harpur Hill Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 5% | 27.9% | 292 | — |
| Harpur Hill Primary School | — | — | — | — | 0.0 miles |
| Buxton Junior School | — | — | — | — | 0.5 miles |
| Buxton Infant School | — | — | — | — | 0.9 miles |
| Burbage Primary School | — | — | — | 355 | 1.2 miles |
| Fairfield Infant and Nursery School | — | — | — | — | 1.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 27.87%
- English as an additional language
- 1%
- Overall absence
- 5.03%
- Persistent absence
- 11.69%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Harpur Hill Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Buxton
-
Buxton Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Buxton
-
Buxton Infant School0.9 miles
Primary · Buxton
-
Burbage Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Buxton
-
Fairfield Infant and Nursery School1.2 miles
Primary · Buxton
Other schools in Buxton
- Biggin CofE Primary School Primary
- Bishop Pursglove CofE (A) Primary School Primary
- Burbage Primary School Primary
- Buxton Infant School Primary
- Buxton Junior School Primary
- Dove Holes CofE Primary School Primary
- Earl Sterndale CofE Primary School Primary
- Fairfield Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Great Hucklow CE Primary Primary
- Harpur Hill Primary School Primary
- Hartington CofE Primary School Primary
- Hollinsclough Church of England Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Harpur Hill Primary School teach?
- Harpur Hill Primary School taught children aged 2 to 11. It was a primary school in Buxton.
- Has Harpur Hill Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Harpur Hill Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Harpur Hill Primary School?
- Harpur Hill Primary School had 292 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- How have Harpur Hill Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Harpur Hill Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Harpur Hill Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.