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St Peter's Church of England (VC) Junior School

Primary · Buxton · SK17 7NA

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 4 July 2024

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At a glance

165 pupils · 69% of 240 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary controlled school
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
56.4% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
6.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
20.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
7.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
http://www.fairfield-jun.derbyshire.sch.uk
URN
112806

In figures

An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 4 July 2024 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.5% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

36 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
53%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
6%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
103
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
102
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school53%
Median of its 12 closest peers57%
Derbyshire average59.9%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Pondhu Primary SchoolSt. Austell · 237 miles awayGood47%
St. Clement's CofE Primary SchoolSheerness · 175 miles awayNot yet graded15%
Ribble Drive Community Primary SchoolManchester · 26 miles awayGood56%
Dean Field Community Primary SchoolHalifax · 33 miles awayStrong standard77%
Moorside Community Primary SchoolHalifax · 34 miles awayGood55%
Lyndhurst Primary SchoolDukinfield · 17 miles awayExpected standard68%
E-ACT Ilminster Avenue AcademyBristol · 130 miles awayRequires improvement38%
Bishop David Sheppard Church of England Primary SchoolSouthport · 51 miles awayGood42%
St Gabriel's CofE Primary SchoolExeter · 189 miles awayNo current grade75%
St Helen's CE Primary SchoolPontefract · 33 miles awayGood58%
Holy Trinity VC SchoolDarwen · 38 miles awayRequires improvement62%
Stanmore Primary SchoolWinchester · 154 miles awayGood59%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 86% (Derbyshire 87%, England 60%) · Not recorded 6% (Derbyshire 1%, England 1%) · Any other White background 3% (Derbyshire 3%, England 7%) · Black African 2% (Derbyshire 1%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Derbyshire 1%, England 2%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Derbyshire 1%, England 2%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Derbyshire 1%, England 3%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.5%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
9%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

22.54 suspensions per 100 pupils and 2 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Derbyshire: 3.13 suspensions and 0.07 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
15.7
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

45.5% of teachers took sickness absence, 2.4 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £52,002; 27.3% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£8,870
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 76% (76%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 7% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (3%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £176,719; in-year balance +£34,903

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher17.3%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications24.1%18.1%
In managerial or professional work16.2%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways25.9%18.1%
Residents in very good health40.4%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier58.6%62.3%
Social housing27.7%17.1%
Privately rented13.2%20.5%
Detached houses4.1%22.9%
Flats6.9%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms7.4%21.1%
Households with no car or van22.6%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01019759 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£190,000222 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£159,000–£235,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (20)£340,000
Semi-detached (88)£191,000
Terraced (101)£175,000
Flat (13)£110,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
0an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
9an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
3an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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