Simmondley Primary School, Glossop
Simmondley Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Glossop, part of The True Learning Partnership.
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
Simmondley Primary School in detail
Simmondley Primary School in its own words
The school runs after-school care.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
Simmondley Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 112706), 84% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 78% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Simmondley Primary School
Across Derbyshire, 95% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Derbyshire lodged 161 appeals against primary school offers; 108 reached a hearing and 13 succeeded (12% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Simmondley Primary School are Simmondley Primary School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 84% reading, 78% maths); Whitfield St James' CofE (VC) Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 84% reading, 74% maths); Dinting Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 64% reading, 43% maths); and St Luke's CofE Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 71% reading, 61% maths).
Simmondley Primary SchoolWhitfield St James' CofE (VC) Primary SchoolDinting Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolSt Luke's CofE Primary School
The trust
Simmondley Primary School is one of 6 schools run by The True Learning Partnership, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 76% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Dinting Rail Station, about 1080 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Police Station (opposite), 100 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 93 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.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Simmondley Primary School are St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy (0.5 miles) and Glossopdale School and Sixth Form (1.2 miles).
St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary AcademyGlossopdale School and Sixth Form
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Simmondley Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in August 2026. Before that, as Simmondley Primary School (URN 112706), it was rated Good in December 2015. See Simmondley Primary School's inspections
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Results at Simmondley Primary School before it became an academy in 2026 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 112706). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 75% to 84% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 64% to 78% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 73% to 78% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Simmondley Primary School
Term dates
Simmondley Primary School 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
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Simmondley Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Simmondley Primary School 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
- 6
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 5 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
1 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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Applications and offers at Simmondley Primary School before it became an academy in 2026
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 112706). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 30 | 60 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 42 | 42 | 59 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 35 | 35 | 60 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 41 | 41 | 74 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 45 | 47 | 79 | 1.0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 45 | 39 | 87 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 45 | 45 | 79 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 37 | 37 | 59 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 38 | 37 | 71 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 35 | 34 | 62 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 35 | 34 | 68 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 33 | 31 | 59 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2014 | 30 | 27 | 75 | 0.9 | 0 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
Capacity & Demand
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.
Absence at Simmondley Primary School before it became an academy in 20262024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 112706). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
2.8%
Overall absence
1.5%
Persistent absence
261
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
Simmondley Primary School
Questions parents ask about Simmondley Primary School
Are there exam results for Simmondley Primary School?
Simmondley Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 112706), 84% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 78% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Simmondley Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Simmondley Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in August 2026. Before that, as Simmondley Primary School (URN 112706), it was rated Good in December 2015.
What is the catchment area for Simmondley Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Simmondley Primary School is oversubscribed, Derbyshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to Simmondley Primary School?
Apply through Derbyshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Simmondley Primary School 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.
How many road collisions happen near Simmondley Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 5 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 1 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 Simmondley Primary School?
Simmondley Primary School is at Pennine Road, Simmondley, Glossop, Derbyshire, SK13 6NN.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)