St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy, Glossop

In 2026, pupils at St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 49.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.2 in Derbyshire and 47 across England.

48% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in Derbyshire and 47% in England.

That is up from 40.5 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.22: 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 38.5, against 53.1 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 14.6 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 21 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Computer Science.

For September 2026 entry, 96 families put St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy as their first choice and 231 named it as one of their preferences, for 102 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 St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy are Glossopdale School and Sixth Form (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.6); Longdendale High School (2.3 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 40.1); Alder Community High School (4.3 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 43.4); and Dixons Pennine Academy (4.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 38).

St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy is one of 25 schools run by St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45.8 in 2024/25.

97 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy (as of April 2026): 83% would recommend the school, 81% say their child is happy there and 53% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (88%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (53%).

Of the 111 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 88% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 42% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

1.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 76 pupils (13.2%) received SEN support and 36 (6.2%) 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 autism.

The nearest railway station is Glossop Rail Station, about 610 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St James School (adjacent), 120 metres away.

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.

In 2024/25, St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy issued 123 suspensions, 21.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy are Whitfield St James' CofE (VC) Primary School (under 0.1 miles), St Luke's CofE Primary School (0.4 miles), St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy (0.4 miles) and Simmondley Primary School (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.