St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy

School overview

St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy is a secondary school serving Glossop, Derbyshire, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 572 pupils aged 11 to 16 on roll. Ofsted rated the school 'Good' in January 2026. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 40.5, below the national average of 46. That is down 3.3 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

25% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 51% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 96 families who put it first were offered a place. After Year 11, 93% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 8.3%. There are about 21.5 pupils per teacher. When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.