Glossopdale School and Sixth Form, Glossop

In its own words: "Welcome to Glossopdale School. Our School is a warm and caring community for all students. We celebrate diversity and believe strongly in providing an environment where all young people thrive. Our core purpose is to support students of all abilities and backgrounds to develop high aspirations and achieve their potential."

From the headteacher's welcome: "A very warm welcome to Glossopdale High School. We are a happy, inclusive, ambitious and successful school where we enable all students to thrive . We have the highest expectations of every child in the school community, both academically and pastorally, and we enact this vision by fostering our THRIVE values."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, athletics, dance, drama, robotics, STEM, cooking and Duke of Edinburgh.

Coming up: an open evening on Friday 27 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Glossopdale School and Sixth Form averaged an Attainment 8 score of 43.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.2 in Derbyshire and 47 across England.

40% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in Derbyshire and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 43.4.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.14: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 35.4, against 47.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 12 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and History.

For September 2026 entry, 203 families put Glossopdale School and Sixth Form as their first choice and 302 named it as one of their preferences, for 216 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Glossopdale School and Sixth Form are St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.2); Longdendale High School (1.3 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 40.1); Dixons Pennine Academy (3.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 38); and Alder Community High School (3.9 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 43.4).

Glossopdale School and Sixth Form's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Glossopdale School and Sixth Form is one of 6 schools run by The True Learning Partnership, an academy trust.

Of the 220 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 87% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 43% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 43 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 30% went on to university or other higher education, 16% to apprenticeships and 33% into work. 8% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

0.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 115 pupils (9.9%) received SEN support and 54 (4.6%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Hadfield Rail Station, about 590 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Glossopdale College (adjacent), 180 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 89 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.

In 2024/25, Glossopdale School and Sixth Form issued 598 suspensions, 49.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 3 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Glossopdale School and Sixth Form are St Andrew's CofE Junior School (0.2 miles), Hadfield Infant School (0.3 miles), St Charles' Catholic Voluntary Academy (0.5 miles) and Padfield Community Primary School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.