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Burbage Primary School

Community school · Buxton · SK17 9AE

Ages 5–11 · 349 pupils · Derbyshire

KS2 expected (RWM)

76%

Overall absence

4.3%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)76%
Higher standard (RWM)10%
Avg scaled score — reading
109.0
Avg scaled score — maths
107.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
109.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)6.3%
Unauthorised0.8%
Authorised absence
3.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.3%
Enrolments in measure
302

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

48

Places offered

48

1st-preference offers

48

Total preferences (any rank)
101
Preferred offers (top 3)
48
Applications from outside LA
2
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (16 Jan 2025).

Capacity fill100%

349 pupils · 350 places

Pupils on roll
349
Boys / girls
170 / 179
School capacity
350
Capacity fill
349 / 350 (100%)
Free school meals
14.3%
FSM pupils
50
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Anthony Tierney

Location

Address
Cavendish Avenue, Burbage
Postcode
SK17 9AE
Town
Buxton
County
Derbyshire
Local authority
Derbyshire
District
High Peak
Constituency
High Peak
Urban/rural
Urban: Further from a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Buxton, Derbyshire, 349 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 14.3%.

Open schools in Buxton
26
Primary schools in Buxton
20
Academies among open schools in Buxton
46% (12)
Open schools in SK17
27
Primary in SK17
20
Open schools in Derbyshire LA
454
Primary in Derbyshire LA
354

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in BuxtonNear SK17

  • Burbage Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Buxton · SK17 9AE · Derbyshire

    Ages 5–11

    • FSM13.0%

    0.0 miles away

  • Buxton Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Buxton · SK17 9DR · Derbyshire

    Ages 7–11

    0.8 miles away

  • Buxton Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Buxton · SK17 6QB · Derbyshire

    Ages 4–7

    0.9 miles away

  • Harpur Hill Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Buxton · SK17 9LP · Derbyshire

    Ages 2–11

    1.2 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Anthony Tierney

Official links