Taddington and Priestcliffe School

Taddington and Priestcliffe School is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating in most areas, with exceptional performance in personal development. The school is a valued part of its local community, with strong parental support and a commitment to creating a safe and enriching environment for pupils. The leadership emphasizes an inclusive and engaging curriculum, alongside a broad range of extracurricular activities that enhance students' learning experiences and personal growth. However, while most subjects are effectively taught, there are identified gaps in the curriculum, particularly in some foundation subjects, which are impacting the learning outcomes for certain pupils.

Strengths

• Strong parental support and community involvement
• Pupils feel safe and happy at school
• Outstanding personal development opportunities
• Effective phonics program that supports early reading skills
• Well-supported pupils with SEND who achieve well
• Strong pupil leadership and community contributions

Areas for Improvement

• Gaps in knowledge in some foundation subjects
• Lack of effective monitoring in some subjects

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 2024–25 pupils at Taddington and Priestcliffe School attended 96.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 3.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

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 2024–25, 3.3% of pupils at Taddington and Priestcliffe School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was 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 2025–26 Taddington and Priestcliffe School had 11.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 23.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

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 2025–26, 18.8% of pupils at Taddington and Priestcliffe School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Taddington and Priestcliffe School received £9,082 and spent £9,619 for each of its 64 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £115,000 (£1,795 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 Taddington and Priestcliffe School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Taddington and Priestcliffe School is Good, from an inspection in September 2024.

When was Taddington and Priestcliffe School last inspected by Ofsted?

Taddington and Priestcliffe School was last inspected in September 2024.

How many pupils does Taddington and Priestcliffe School have?

Taddington and Priestcliffe School has 64 pupils on roll.

What age range does Taddington and Priestcliffe School cover?

Taddington and Priestcliffe School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Taddington and Priestcliffe School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 88% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Taddington and Priestcliffe School?

Taddington and Priestcliffe School is at Taddington, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 9TW.