Buxton Primary School

Buxton Primary School has effectively maintained the high standards established in its previous outstanding inspection. The school fosters a supportive and friendly environment where pupils are happy, make friends, and feel valued. With a well-planned curriculum and passionate teachers, pupils demonstrate strong achievement and engagement in their learning. The management prioritizes both academic excellence and the well-being of students, which contributes to the high expectations set for pupil behavior and conduct.

Strengths

• Well-planned curriculum that promotes strong pupil achievement
• Teachers have high expectations and demonstrate passion for their subjects
• Strong support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)
• Encouragement of pupil involvement in the wider community through enrichment activities
• Calm and respectful atmosphere with high standards of conduct

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent use of routines by some teachers that affects pupil focus

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 Buxton Primary School attended 95.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.6% 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, 0.5% of pupils at Buxton Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). 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 2025–26 Buxton Primary School had 19.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.6% 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, 27.6% of pupils at Buxton Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.2% 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 Buxton Primary School received £6,797 and spent £6,834 for each of its 192 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £107,000 (£557 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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Buxton Primary School is part of The Aylsham Cluster Trust, which runs 4 schools. The nearest others:

• John of Gaunt Infant and Nursery School Norwich
• Bure Valley School Norwich
• Aylsham High School Norwich

What is Buxton Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Buxton Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in November 2024.

When was Buxton Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Buxton Primary School was last inspected in November 2024.

How many pupils does Buxton Primary School have?

Buxton Primary School has 192 pupils on roll.

What age range does Buxton Primary School cover?

Buxton Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Buxton Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 48% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Buxton Primary School?

Buxton Primary School is at Aylsham Road, Buxton, Norwich, Norfolk, NR10 5EZ.