St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy
Ofsted: Expected
Score
C61
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Glossop, SK13 8DR
- Distance
- 1.9km away
Glossopdale School and Sixth Form
Newshaw Lane, Hadfield, Glossop, SK13 2DA
Local ranking20th of 45 secondary schools in Derbyshire
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1440
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 14 November 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 43.6 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 39.6% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 55.6% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 207
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 88.0%
- Continued in education
- 79.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 6.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 87.0%
- Higher education
- 32.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 12.0%
- Employment
- 35.0%
- Not sustained
- 9.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C
Avg A-Level Grade
28.6
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
26.9
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
38
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 16.7% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 26.6
- 16-18 Cohort
- 84
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1205
- Boys
- 579 (50%)
- Girls
- 583 (50%)
- Capacity
- 1440 (81% full)
- SEND
- 10.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 31.3%
- EAL
- 0.3%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.9%
- SEN Support
- 6.1%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.1:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 75.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,802/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 10.1% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 27.1% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 94.7%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.3%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.0%
- Mixed Other: 0.9%
- White Other: 0.8%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.7%
- Asian Pakistani: 0.3%
- Asian Chinese: 0.3%
94.7%
White British
1.3%
Mixed White & Asian
1.0%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Newshaw Lane
Glossop, East Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 147157
- UKPRN
- 10084544
- Establishment No.
- 4012
- Trust
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