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Hollinsclough Church of England Academy

Primary · Buxton · SK17 0RH

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 8 November 2023

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At a glance

34 pupils · 57% of 60 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
26.5% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
0% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
14.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
0% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
http://www.hollinsclough.staffs.sch.uk
URN
142276

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 2 families named it first for 2 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. We hold 2 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2011 to 2013; none was decided by a published distance. Ofsted last graded it Good on 8 November 2023, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 24.9% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2013 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Every applicant was offered a place for 2013 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths

suppressed (small cohort)

Reaching the higher standard

suppressed (small cohort)

Average scaled score (reading)

suppressed (small cohort)

Average scaled score (maths)

suppressed (small cohort)

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 91% (Staffordshire 80%, England 60%) · Not recorded 9% (Staffordshire 1%, England 1%)

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)
24.9%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
87.1%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.00 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Staffordshire: 1.97 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
16.7
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £50,464; 33.3% 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 (2024-25)

This school£9,600
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 72% (77%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 13% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 5% (2%) · catering 6% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £347,000; in-year balance +£57,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, 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)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher34.3%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications20.6%18.1%
In managerial or professional work34.5%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways12.8%18.1%
Residents in very good health47.2%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier80.8%62.3%
Social housing5.8%17.1%
Privately rented13.4%20.5%
Detached houses72.1%22.9%
Flats2.1%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms30.3%21.1%
Households with no car or van4.7%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01029797 · how to read area figures

Roads around the school

No collision was reported to the police within 500 m of the school in 2021–2025.

Child pedestrian casualties
0a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
0a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
0a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
0a rural school averages 0.9

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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