St Anne's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Lightwood Road, Buxton, SK17 7AN
252 pupils · 80% of 315 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ST RALPH SHERWIN CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Free school meals
- 29.9%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 14 December 2022, published 7 February 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 53% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 3% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 27 | 27 | 49 | 27 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 27 | 27 | 47 | 27 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 24 | 24 | 48 | 24 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 16 | 15 | 36 | 16 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 33 | 33 | 54 | 33 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 16 | 16 | 43 | 16 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 26 | 26 | 54 | 26 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 33 | 33 | 55 | 33 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Buxton Infant School 0.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Fairfield Infant and Nursery School 1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Peter's Church of England (VC) Junior School 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Buxton Junior School 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Burbage Primary School 1.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Harpur Hill Primary School 2.2 km · Standards maintained (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.