SchoolScoresSchools in Buxton
All 24 schools in Buxton: 20 state primary schools, 2 state secondary schools and 2 independent schools, with Ofsted inspections, results and admissions dates.
Best primary schools in Buxton
Council admissions: Derbyshire, Staffordshire.
Primary schools (20) · Secondary schools (2) · Independent schools (2)
Primary schools
20 schools.
- Biggin CofE Primary School Voluntary controlled school · Ofsted: Good (2012), confirmed 2022
- Bishop Pursglove CofE (A) Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2015, before conversion), confirmed 2023 · 55% met expected standard (KS2)
- Burbage Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2023, before conversion) · 59% met expected standard (KS2)
- Buxton Infant School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2023, before conversion)
- Buxton Junior School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2017, before conversion), confirmed 2023 · 60% met expected standard (KS2)
- Dove Holes CofE Primary School Voluntary controlled school · Ofsted: Good (2024)
- Earl Sterndale CofE Primary School Voluntary controlled school · Ofsted: Good (2015), some aspects weaker 2024
- Fairfield Infant and Nursery School Academy · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025, before conversion)
- Great Hucklow CE Primary Voluntary controlled school · Ofsted: Good (2023)
- Harpur Hill Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2019, before conversion), confirmed 2024 · 50% met expected standard (KS2)
- Hartington CofE Primary School Voluntary controlled school · Ofsted: Good (2024)
- Hollinsclough CofE Academy Academy · Ofsted: Good (2023)
- Litton CofE Primary School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) · 67% met expected standard (KS2)
- Manifold CofE Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2024)
- Peak Dale Primary School Community school · Ofsted: No overall grade (2024) · 21% met expected standard (KS2)
- Peak Forest CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School Voluntary controlled school · Ofsted: Good (2015), confirmed 2025
- St Anne's Catholic Voluntary Academy Academy · Ofsted: Good (2022) · 53% met expected standard (KS2)
- St Bartholomew's CofE Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Requires improvement (2023, before conversion)
- St Peter's CofE (VC) Junior School Voluntary controlled school · Ofsted: Good (2019), confirmed 2024 · 53% met expected standard (KS2)
- Taddington and Priestcliffe School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Good (2024) · 88% met expected standard (KS2)
Secondary schools
2 schools.
- Buxton Community School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2013, before conversion), confirmed 2020 · 35% grade 5+ English and maths
- St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy Academy · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) · 47% grade 5+ English and maths
Independent schools
2 schools.
- Bradshaw Farm Independent School Independent · Ofsted: Good (2025)
- Old Sams Farm Independent School Independent · Ofsted: Good (2025)
Page updated 26 September 2026.