St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy
Sunlaws Street, Glossop, SK13 8DR
577 pupils · 119% of 485 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- ST RALPH SHERWIN CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Free school meals
- 28.8%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 6 January 2026, published 8 February 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 40.5 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 25.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 51.4% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 18% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.94 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 102 | 96 | 231 | 102 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 113 | 127 | 239 | 113 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 113 | 108 | 237 | 112 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 112 | 115 | 275 | 112 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 114 | 139 | 280 | 114 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 118 | 132 | 259 | 118 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 119 | 122 | 263 | 119 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 117 | 90 | 241 | 116 |
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
- Glossopdale School and Sixth Form 1.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Longdendale High School 3.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Alder Community High School 6.9 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Dixons Pennine Academy 7.3 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Rayner Stephens High School 8.2 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- All Saints Catholic College 8.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
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.