Schools in Buxton
Derbyshire · 26 schools
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Schools in Buxton (26)
- Litton CofE Primary School
Primary · Ages 3-11 · SK17 8QU
Ofsted: Outstanding (2012)KS2: 71% expected (2025)91% of first choices got in - Dove Holes CofE Primary School
Primary · Ages 3-11 · SK17 8BJ
Ofsted: Good (2024)KS2: 69% expected (2024) - Peak Forest Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · SK17 8EJ
Ofsted: Good (2015) - St Anne's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Primary · Ages 5-11 · SK17 7AN
Ofsted: Good (2022)KS2: 65% expected (2025) - St Peter's Church of England (VC) Junior School
Primary · Ages 7-11 · SK17 7NA
Ofsted: Good (2019)KS2: 68% expected (2025) - Taddington and Priestcliffe School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · SK17 9TW
Ofsted: Good (2024)KS2: 94% expected (2025) - St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy
Secondary · Ages 11-16 · SK17 6AF
Ofsted: Requires Improvement (2023)Attainment 8: 42.1 (2026) - Burbage Primary School
Primary · Ages 5-11 · SK17 9AE
- Buxton and Leek College
SK17 6RY
- Buxton Infant School
Primary · Ages 4-7 · SK17 6QB
- Buxton Junior School
Primary · Ages 7-11 · SK17 9DR
- Fairfield Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Ages 2-7 · SK17 7PQ
- Harpur Hill Primary School
Primary · Ages 2-11 · SK17 9LP
- Oaklands Manor School
Special · Ages 11-17 · Independent · SK17 6SS
- St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Ages 2-11 · SK17 0NZ
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26
20 primary · 2 secondary
2,677
58% capacity used
9
0 outstanding · 9 good
4,588
1,911 spare places
Ofsted Ratings
Best Schools in Buxton
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Area Performance (2026)
Attainment 8
42.1
GCSE Eng+Maths
35.6%
School Capacity & Demand
Housing Growth Detected
1,054 new homes approved nearby. This could generate an estimated +264 primary and +190 secondary pupils.
Source: MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years)
Primary Schools
47% occupied · 1477 spare places
Secondary Schools
76% occupied · 420 spare places
Questions parents ask about schools in Buxton
How many schools are there in Buxton?
Buxton has 26 open schools: 20 state primary, 2 state secondary or all-through, 3 special and 1 other.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Which schools in Buxton are rated Outstanding?
1 school in Buxton was rated Outstanding at its most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Litton CofE Primary School. Counting Good as well, 94% of the 16 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.
Source: Ofsted
Which secondary schools in Buxton get the best GCSE results?
Of the 2 schools in Buxton with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 42.1 and 39% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Buxton Community School, with an Attainment 8 score of 42.1 and 33% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.
St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary AcademyBuxton Community School
Source: DfE school performance data
Which primary schools in Buxton have the best SATs results?
Of the 6 primary schools in Buxton with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Taddington and Priestcliffe School (100% in reading, 88% in maths); Bishop Pursglove CofE (A) Primary School (82% in reading, 64% in maths); and Litton CofE Primary School (67% in reading, 75% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.
Taddington and Priestcliffe SchoolBishop Pursglove CofE (A) Primary SchoolLitton CofE Primary School
Source: DfE school performance data
Are there grammar schools in Buxton?
No. None of the state secondary schools in Buxton selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Do schools in Buxton have catchment areas?
Most state schools in Buxton have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, the council allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.
How do I apply for a school place in Buxton?
Apply to your council - Derbyshire, Staffordshire or Derby, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.