Biggin CofE Primary School

Biggin CofE Primary School continues to demonstrate good performance, maintaining its reputation as a good school. The school fosters an inclusive environment where pupils feel safe and happy, and staff ensure that they are well supported in their learning. There is a strong focus on high expectations, particularly for those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The school provides thoughtful education through its well-planned curriculum and varied extracurricular activities, such as trips and clubs, fostering positive attitudes among students. Despite its strengths, there are areas for improvement. A few subjects within the curriculum lack detailed planning and clarity in the knowledge and vocabulary that should be taught. Moreover, while support for pupils with SEND is generally effective, the individual education plans (IEPs) lack specific detail regarding the extra support necessary for better progress. Addressing these areas will help the school enhance its overall performance further.

Strengths

• Pupils feel happy and safe at school.
• The school promotes high expectations for all pupils.
• Strong subject knowledge among teachers.
• Effective new approach to early reading and phonics.
• Pupils engage well in learning activities.
• Positive attitudes towards learning and low levels of disruption.
• A variety of extracurricular activities and community involvement.

Areas for Improvement

• Lack of detailed planning in some subjects.
• IEPs for pupils with SEND lack specific details on support.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2021–22 pupils at Biggin CofE Primary School attended 91.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 93.7%). 33.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 17.7%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2021–22, 0.0% of pupils at Biggin CofE Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 0.7%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2021–22 Biggin CofE Primary School had 10.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.6). Of its teachers in 2021–22, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 18.8%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2021–22 Biggin CofE Primary School received £13,686 and spent £13,604 for each of its 25 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £179,000 (£7,145 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Biggin CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Biggin CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in November 2022.

When was Biggin CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Biggin CofE Primary School was last inspected in November 2022.

How many pupils does Biggin CofE Primary School have?

Biggin CofE Primary School has 17 pupils on roll.

What age range does Biggin CofE Primary School cover?

Biggin CofE Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

Where is Biggin CofE Primary School?

Biggin CofE Primary School is at Main Street, Biggin, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 0DQ.