St Margaret's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Glossop
St Margaret's Catholic Voluntary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 4 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 February 2023 did not change this grade. It was 22% full in 2025.
- Ofsted
- Good (2016)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
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 26 Oct 2026
St Margaret's Catholic Voluntary Academy in detail
Getting a place at St Margaret's Catholic Voluntary Academy
For September 2026 entry, 7 families put St Margaret's Catholic Voluntary Academy as their first choice and 18 named it as one of their preferences, for 7 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 St Margaret's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Margaret's Catholic Voluntary Academy are Gamesley Primary and Nursery School (0.4 miles, Good, 78% reading, 81% maths); Charlesworth Voluntary Controlled Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 68% reading, 53% maths); Dinting Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 64% reading, 43% maths); and Simmondley Primary School (0.8 miles).
Gamesley Primary and Nursery SchoolCharlesworth Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolDinting Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolSimmondley Primary School
The trust
St Margaret's 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
64.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 0% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 9 pupils (26.5%) received SEN support and 2 (5.9%) 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 moderate learning difficulty.
Staffing
St Margaret's Catholic Voluntary Academy had 4 teachers in 2026, one for every 11 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Dinting Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Margarets School (adjacent), 50 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, St Margaret's Catholic Voluntary Academy issued 4 suspensions, 10 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Margaret's Catholic Voluntary Academy are St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy (1.2 miles), Glossopdale School and Sixth Form (1.2 miles) and Longdendale High School (1.6 miles).
St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary AcademyGlossopdale School and Sixth FormLongdendale High School
Sources: 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); 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
64.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
8.5
Avg class size
8.0
Infant (KS1)
7.5
KS2
4
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Term dates
St Margaret's 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
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. St Margaret's 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
- 6
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 4
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.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt.
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.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
22%
Available places
42 pupils
190 places
148 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
2
EHC Plans
32.4%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
34
Total Pupils
14
Boys
20
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
4
Teachers
8.5:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£54,021
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£9,198
Per pupil
£463k
Total funding
£38k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
7.2%
Overall absence
24.3%
Persistent absence
37
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
St Margaret's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Questions parents ask about St Margaret's Catholic Voluntary Academy
What is St Margaret's Catholic Voluntary Academy's Ofsted rating?
St Margaret's Catholic Voluntary Academy's most recent Ofsted inspection, in February 2023, 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 St Margaret's Catholic Voluntary Academy?
No fixed boundary. When St Margaret's 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 St Margaret's Catholic Voluntary Academy?
St Margaret's Catholic Voluntary Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 22% of its 190 places.
How big are the classes at St Margaret's Catholic Voluntary Academy?
Classes at St Margaret's Catholic Voluntary Academy average 8.5 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to St Margaret's Catholic Voluntary Academy?
St Margaret's Catholic Voluntary Academy has around 34 pupils on roll. 65% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at St Margaret's Catholic Voluntary Academy?
7.2% of sessions were missed at St Margaret's Catholic Voluntary Academy in 2024/25. 24.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to St Margaret's Catholic Voluntary Academy?
Apply through Derbyshire's coordinated admissions process, naming St Margaret's 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.
How many road collisions happen near St Margaret's Catholic Voluntary Academy?
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. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt. 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 St Margaret's Catholic Voluntary Academy?
St Margaret's Catholic Voluntary Academy is at Glossop Road, Gamesley, Glossop, Derbyshire, SK13 6JH.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)