All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy, Glossop
All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 5 to 11 in Glossop, part of St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in September 2016. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in December 2022 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the highest of the 13 schools in Glossop with published results, and 3,694th of 14,452 across England. It was 71% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2016)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Derbyshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy in detail
Results
In 2025, 88% of Year 6 pupils at All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 81% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 73% in Derbyshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 88% in reading and 75% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy
For September 2026 entry, 8 families put All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy as their first choice and 22 named it as one of their preferences, for 8 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy are Duke of Norfolk CofE Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 69% reading, 64% maths); St Luke's CofE Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 71% reading, 61% maths); St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy (0.8 miles, Good, 67% reading, 40% maths); and Whitfield St James' CofE (VC) Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 84% reading, 74% maths).
All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.
Duke of Norfolk CofE Primary SchoolSt Luke's CofE Primary SchoolSt Mary's Catholic Voluntary AcademyWhitfield St James' CofE (VC) Primary School
The trust
All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy is one of 25 schools run by St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.
All 25 schools in St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust
Who goes there
0% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (94%) and Mixed (6%).
In 2026, 9 pupils (17.6%) received SEN support and 1 (2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.
Staffing
All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy had 5 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Glossop Rail Station, about 810 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Thorpe Street (n-bound), 60 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 87 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Derbyshire (50), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy issued 4 suspensions, 5.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy are St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy (0.9 miles) and Glossopdale School and Sixth Form (1.3 miles).
St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary AcademyGlossopdale School and Sixth Form
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoThis judgement is from September 2016, 10 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its September 2016 inspection - up from Requires Improvement.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
25.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 88% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 75% to 81% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 75% to 88% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
12.8
Avg class size
12.5
KS2
4
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy.
- Kip McGrath Glossop700m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Derbyshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy is in Derbyshire; for families living there:
- Derbyshire's school travel policy: Home to school transport policy 2026 to 2027 - 465KB
- How to apply: Apply for home to school transport assistance
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Derbyshire is 6 (the median across 454 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
71%
Available places
70 pupils
98 places
28 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Glossop
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Glossop
Across Derbyshire council
Places available
9,875
Applications
7,189
Got 1st preference
94.5%
Got preferred school
99.2%
All primary applications across Derbyshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(2)
Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
9
SEN Support
1
EHC Plans
19.6%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
51
Total Pupils
18
Boys
33
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
5
Teachers
10.2:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£45,580
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,674
Per pupil
£527k
Total funding
£24k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.7%
Overall absence
11.3%
Persistent absence
62
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy
Questions parents ask about All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy
What are SATs results like at All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy?
Of the pupils at All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 88% reached the expected standard in reading and 81% did so in maths.
What is All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy's Ofsted rating?
All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy's most recent Ofsted inspection, in December 2022, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in September 2016, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy?
No fixed boundary. When All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy is oversubscribed, Derbyshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy?
All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 71% of its 98 places.
How big are the classes at All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy?
Classes at All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy average 12.8 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy?
All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy has around 51 pupils on roll. 26% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy?
4.7% of sessions were missed at All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy in 2024/25. 11.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy?
Apply through Derbyshire's coordinated admissions process, naming All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy: Kip McGrath Glossop (700m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Derbyshire is 6 (the median across 454 schools, same distance and years).
Where is All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy?
All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy is at Church Street, Old Glossop, Glossop, Derbyshire, SK13 7RJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)