Simmondley Primary School is a primary school located in Glossop. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 16/12/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.6%, which is 0.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Pennine Road, Glossop

School Information

Address: Pennine Road, Glossop, SK13 6NN
Website: https://www.simmondley.derbyshire.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01457852721
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Derbyshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Deborah Greaves
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 112706

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 16/12/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 345
Number of Pupils: 272
Number of Boys: 135
Number of Girls: 137

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -5.4 Confidence interval -7.3 to -3.5
Writing
Well Below Average: -4.3 Confidence interval -6.1 to -2.6
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.4 Confidence interval -5.1 to -1.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:53%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Gamesley Early Excellence Centre
Winster Mews , Gamesley SK13 0LU 		4out of 4 1,638 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Hadfield Nursery School
Queen Street , Hadfield SK13 2DW 		4out of 4 2,401 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Simmondley Primary School
Pennine Road , Simmondley SK13 6NN 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Whitfield St James' CofE (VC) Primary School
Chadwick Street , SK13 8EF 		2out of 4 736 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Dinting Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Dinting Vale , SK13 6NX 		3out of 4 769 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Luke's CofE Primary School
Spire Hollin , SK13 7BS 		3out of 4 1,268 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
St Margaret's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Glossop Road , SK13 6JH 		3out of 4 1,403 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy
Sunlaws Street , SK13 8DR 		2out of 4 817 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Glossopdale School and Sixth Form
Newshaw Lane , Hadfield SK13 2DA 		- not rated 2,045 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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