Harpur Hill Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 2-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Trent Avenue
Harpur Hill
Buxton
Derbyshire
SK17 9LP
Phone 0129823261
Reference Number 112523

General Makeup

Number of pupils 277
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.82%
Girls: 50.18%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 27.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 1.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 25.2
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 26
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 24.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 23 22 45
2 19 21 40
3 17 17 34
4 14 13 27
5 21 20 41
6 24 21 45

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 93.9%
White & Asian 1.4%
White, Other 1.1%
Mixed, Other 1.1%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.7%
Asian, Other 0.7%
White & Black (African) 0.4%
African 0.4%
Irish 0.4%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2024-12-16
Date Description Report
2024-11-19 School inspection School inspection
2020-10-08 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2019-02-27 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2017-04-27 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2016-09-28 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2015-01-23 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2014-09-30 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2010-09-15 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-10-08 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2005-06-13 Inspection Inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 59% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 8% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 106 Unlock Unlock
Maths 105 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 0.5 Unlock Unlock
Writing 0.3 Unlock Unlock
Maths 0.8 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 13 0
Third Preference 25 0
From another Local Authority 2 2

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Buxton Junior School
Buxton Junior School, Mosley Road, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 9DR
0.5 miles
Buxton Infant School
Hardwick Square, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 6QB
0.9 miles
Burbage Primary School
Cavendish Avenue, Burbage, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 9AE
1.16 miles
Buxton and Leek College
Devonshire Road, Buxton, SK17 6RY
1.16 miles
Fairfield Infant and Nursery School
Fairfield Infant & Nursery School, Bench Road, Fairfield, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 7PQ
1.17 miles
Fairfield Endowed CofE (C) Junior School
Boarstone Lane, Fairfield, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 7NA
1.22 miles
St Anne's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Lightwood Road, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 7AN
1.35 miles
Peak Dale Primary School
School Road, Peak Dale, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 8AJ
3.24 miles
Hollinsclough Church of England Academy
Carr Lane, Hollinsclough, Buxton, Staffordshire, SK17 0RH
3.32 miles
Earl Sterndale CofE Primary School
Earl Sterndale, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 0BS
3.47 miles
Dove Holes CofE Primary School
Hallsteads, Dove Holes, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 8BJ
3.95 miles
Combs Infant School
Lesser Lane, Chapel-en-le-Frith, Combs High Peak, Derbyshire, SK23 9UZ
4.23 miles
St Bartholomew's CofE (C) School
Buxton Road, Longnor, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 0NZ
4.56 miles
Taddington and Priestcliffe School
Taddington, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 9TW
4.72 miles
Name Distance
Buxton Community School
College Road, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 9EA
0.68 miles
St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy
Palace Fields, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 6AF
1.3 miles
Old Sams Farm Independent School
Old Sams Farm, Quarnford, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 0SN
3.28 miles
The Meadows
Country Care, the Meadows, Beech Lane, Dove Holes, Derbyshire, SK17 8DJ
3.77 miles
Bradshaw Farm Independent School
Longnor, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 0QY
4.34 miles
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Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)

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