Old Sams Farm Independent School
Old Sams Farm Independent School is an independent special school in Buxton for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. It has 3 pupils and room for 5.
Old Sams Farm, Quarnford, Buxton, SK17 0SN0793 124 9374roachesschool.netMrs Diane Wood headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2022
1 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
The government hasn't published this school's headline results. Fewer than eleven pupils sat the exams, so the figures could identify individual children.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Derbyshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 50% | 25% | 25% | 50% | 20% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 50% | 75% | 75% | 50% | 80% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradshaw Farm Independent School | Independent | 1.9 miles | 2 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Hollinsclough Church of England Academy | Academy | 2.3 miles | 34 | Good 2023 | 36 | Compare |
| Harpur Hill Primary School | Academy | 3.3 miles | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Burbage Primary School | Academy | 3.4 miles | 355 | Good 2023 | – | Compare |
| Buxton Community School | Academy | 3.4 miles | 954 | Good 2020 | 22 | Compare |
| Buxton Junior School | Academy | 3.6 miles | – | Good 2023 | – | Compare |
| Earl Sterndale CofE Primary School | Church of England | 3.8 miles | 34 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School | Academy | 4.0 miles | 20 | Requires improvement 2023 | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Old Sams Farm Independent School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Old Sams Farm Independent School yet.
How many pupils does Old Sams Farm Independent School have?
3 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 5 places, so it is 60% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Old Sams Farm, Quarnford, Buxton, SK17 0SN
- Telephone
- 0793 124 9374
- Website
- www.roachesschool.net
- Headteacher
- Mrs Diane Wood
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 11-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Ward
- Dane
- Constituency
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 12 July 2010 (new provision)
- URN
- 136168 · LAESTAB 8306038 · UKPRN 10030766
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2021/22 final.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.