Whitfield St James' CofE (VC) 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 requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 05/06/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is below average, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.2%, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Chadwick Street, Glossop

School Information

Address: Chadwick Street, Glossop, SK13 8EF
Website: www.whitfieldstjamesprimary.co.uk
Telephone: 01457852427
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Derbyshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Craig Woodward
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 112818

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 05/06/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 360
Number of Pupils: 304
Number of Boys: 155
Number of Girls: 149

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -2 Confidence interval -3.8 to -0.2
Writing
Well Below Average: -3.3 Confidence interval -4.9 to -1.6
Maths
Well Below Average: -4.9 Confidence interval -6.4 to -3.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:37%
England Average:65%

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

School:4%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:99
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 2,138 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Hadfield Nursery School
Queen Street , Hadfield SK13 2DW 		4out of 4 2,363 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Whitfield St James' CofE (VC) Primary School
Chadwick Street , SK13 8EF 		2out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
St Luke's CofE Primary School
Spire Hollin , SK13 7BS 		3out of 4 729 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Simmondley Primary School
Pennine Road , Simmondley SK13 6NN 		3out of 4 736 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Gladstone Street , SK13 8NE 		1out of 4 805 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Dinting Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Dinting Vale , SK13 6NX 		3out of 4 1,024 yd Voluntary aided school 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 84 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Glossopdale School and Sixth Form
Newshaw Lane , Hadfield SK13 2DA 		- not rated 2,033 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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