UKSchoolSearch
OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 112818

Whitfield St James' CofE (VC) Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Glossop · SK13 8EF

Ages 3–11 · 311 pupils · Derbyshire

School website

Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

54%

Overall absence

5.5%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

Read full report

Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-07-18

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)54%
Higher standard (RWM)4%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)15.7%
Unauthorised2.1%
Authorised absence
3.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.4%
Enrolments in measure
229

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill86%

311 pupils · 360 places

Pupils on roll
311
Boys / girls
166 / 145
School capacity
360
Capacity fill
311 / 360 (86%)
Free school meals
33.3%
FSM pupils
100
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Derby
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Mr Craig Woodward

Location

Address
Chadwick Street
Postcode
SK13 8EF
Town
Glossop
County
Derbyshire
Local authority
Derbyshire
District
High Peak
Constituency
High Peak
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Special classes
No Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision and SEN unit
Resourced places
10 on roll / 10 capacity
SEN unit places
10 on roll / 10 capacity

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Glossop, Derbyshire, 311 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 33.3%. SEN provision includes: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Derby.

Open schools in Glossop
21
Primary schools in Glossop
15
Academies among open schools in Glossop
38% (8)
Open schools in SK13
20
Primary in SK13
15
Open schools in Derbyshire LA
454
Primary in Derbyshire LA
354

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in GlossopNear SK13

Contact

Headteacher
Mr Craig Woodward
Telephone
01457852427
Website
www.whitfieldstjamesprimary.co.uk

Official links