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St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Sponsored academy

Gladstone Street, Glossop SK13 8NE · stmarysglossop.srscmat.co.uk · 01457 854473

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Dec 2022
Key stage 2, 2024/25
33%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Derbyshire 59%, England 62%
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
97
46% of 210 places
Local authority
Derbyshire
Nursery class
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
36.1%
First language not English
5.2%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 12 families put the school first and 12 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 15 (Places 15)15September 2023: 4 (Places 4)4September 2024: 11 (Places 11)11September 2025: 9 (Places 10)9September 2026: 12 (Places 12)12Places 12
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202612121100%
September 2025Sept 20251090.9100%
September 2024Sept 202411111100%
September 2023Sept 2023441100%
September 2022Sept 202215151100%

Results

In 2024/25, 33% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Derbyshire it was 59%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 27% (England 53%)27%2016/17: 46% (England 61%)46%2017/18: 71% (England 64%)71%2018/19: 38% (England 65%)38%2022/23: 37% (England 60%)37%2023/24: 71% (England 61%)71%2024/25: 33% (England 62%)33%England 62%

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 112901)

Ofsted

St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 6 December 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
6 Dec 2022
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Jan 2018

Earlier inspections

Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 112901), which Ofsted links to this one.

Before September 2019

  • Jan 2018Inadequate
    Outcomes for pupilsInadequate
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentInadequate
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementInadequate
    Early yearsRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112901)

  • Mar 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112901)

What parents said

95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (19 replies, to 4 September 2023).

Recommend
95%
Replies
19
15% · 4 Sept 2023
Child is happy at school▲100% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▲95% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▲100% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲95% agreeEngland 82%
Child does well▲100% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲100% agreeEngland 82%
Told how child is doing▲100% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects▲95% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▲100% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲89% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲93% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 74% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲69% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 32% who had a child bullied

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