Buxton Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is an outstanding school Strong and incisive leadership at all levels has ensured that the school now provides an outstanding quality of education. The headteacher has rightly earned the full support of her staff, the governing body and the local authority. Pupils love the school and all that it stands for.

Consistently effective teaching motivates pupils to achieve exceptionally well, and to become curious and inquisitive learners. Teachers' assessments of progress are accurate. Teachers' relationships with pupils are positive.

Pupils' attitudes in lessons are exemplary. They respect their teachers and value their teachers' excellent subject knowledge. P...upils make rapid and sustained progress across a wide range of subjects during their time in the school.

Disadvantaged pupils, pupils who have special educational needs (SEN) and/or disabilities and most-able pupils achieve well. Pupils' behaviour reflects the school's high expectations. They are proud of their school, wear their uniform smartly and enjoy the wide range of responsibilities offered to them.

The school provides pupils with a safe and secure environment in which they flourish. The broad and balanced curriculum is well matched to pupils' needs. Additional activities in the form of clubs and school trips enhance pupils' overall learning experiences very well.

Pupils enjoy coming to school and attend school regularly. Parents rightly hold the school in very high regard. Staff morale is high.

School leaders promote pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development very well. Pupils model fundamental British values and are very supportive of one another. Strong governance has contributed towards the school's improvement.

Governors are skilled and knowledgeable at holding the school's leaders to account. The early years provision is good. Children settle in well and enjoy a positive experience in this setting.

Recent changes in leadership, and modifications to the way in which progress is assessed, mean that some systems and procedures are not yet fully established. Leaders are starting to work more closely with some of the pre-school providers.

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The school meets requirements on the publication of specified information on its website.

Since the previous inspection, a deputy headteacher and a business manager have been added to the senior leadership team. Buxton Primary School is smaller than the average-sized primary school. Most pupils are White British.

The proportion of pupils from minority ethnic groups and those who speak English as an additional language is well below the national average. A below-average proportion of disadvantaged pupils attend the school. The proportion of pupils who have SEN and/or disabilities is well below the national average but the proportion of pupils who have a statement of special educational needs or an education, health and care plan is broadly average.

The headteacher also provides leadership support to other schools in the local authority. She has also been trained to conduct reviews of other schools within the local authority. The school meets the government's current floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress.