Schools in Buxton

About schools in Buxton

Buxton lists 27 schools, most of them primary schools. Its two secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Another four schools provide for children with additional needs or alternative provision.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

53%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 6 schools with published results

Primary schools20

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Biggin CofE Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

• Bishop Pursglove CofE (A) Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  55%

  expected standard
• Burbage Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 5 to 11

• Buxton Infant School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 7

• Buxton Junior School

  Academy converter · Ages 7 to 11

• Dove Holes CofE Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

• Earl Sterndale CofE Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

• Fairfield Infant and Nursery School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 7

• Great Hucklow CE Primary

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3 to 11

• Harpur Hill Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

• Hartington CofE Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

• Hollinsclough Church of England Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

• Litton CofE Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

  67%

  expected standard
• Manifold Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

• Peak Dale Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  21%

  expected standard
• Peak Forest Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

• St Anne's Catholic Voluntary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 5 to 11

  53%

  expected standard
• St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

• St Peter's Church of England (VC) Junior School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 7 to 11

  53%

  expected standard
• Taddington and Priestcliffe School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  88%

  expected standard

Secondary schools2

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Buxton Community School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  41.6

  Attainment 8
• St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  49.5

  Attainment 8

Special schools and alternative provision4

• Bradshaw Farm Independent School

  Other independent special school · Ages 11 to 16

• Oaklands Manor School

  Other independent special school · Ages 11 to 17

• Old Sams Farm Independent School

  Other independent special school · Ages 11 to 16

• Pinc Woodlands College

  Special post 16 institution · Ages 16 to 24

Other establishments1

• Buxton and Leek College

  Miscellaneous

Common questions about schools in Buxton

How many schools does Buxton have?

OfferDay lists 27 schools in Buxton, including 20 primary schools and four special and alternative provision schools.

Who inspects schools in Buxton?

Every school in Buxton is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

How are schools in Buxton ranked?

OfferDay ranks schools in Buxton where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.