Voluntary controlled school · Derbyshire

Whitfield St James' CofE (VC) Primary School

3–11Ages
311Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
112818URN

Chadwick Street, Glossop, SK13 8EF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

close to Derbyshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Derbyshire

61 applications for 29 places · 73rd of 184 in Derbyshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

58%met the expected standard

Derbyshire 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 18 July 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.1applications per place, Reception

close to Derbyshire median (2.0) close to England median (2.2)

61 applications · 29 places offered · 29 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.1; Derbyshire median median 2.0
2025 1.6; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2024 1.7; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2023 1.7; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2022 2.1; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2021 1.7; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2020 1.9; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2019 1.8; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2018 2.6; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2017 2.1; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2016 1.7; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2015 1.7; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2014 2.1; Derbyshire median median 2.1

This school
Derbyshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	29	61	2.1	29	1.00
Sep 2025	39	61	1.6	39	1.00
Sep 2024	44	74	1.7	45	1.02
Sep 2023	34	56	1.7	34	1.00
Sep 2022	27	57	2.1	25	0.93
Sep 2021	39	66	1.7	27	0.69
Sep 2020	39	73	1.9	39	1.00
Sep 2019	28	51	1.8	27	0.96
Sep 2018	26	68	2.6	26	1.00
Sep 2017	31	64	2.1	29	0.94
Sep 2016	44	76	1.7	41	0.93
Sep 2015	42	73	1.7	36	0.86
Sep 2014	40	84	2.1	40	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 71% · Maths 74% → all three 58% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard58%137th of 245 in Derbyshire

Derbyshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard84%

Derbyshire 76% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Derbyshire 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Derbyshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Derbyshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

Derbyshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard19%

Derbyshire 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Derbyshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	58%	3%	107	104
2023/24	64%	3%	106	105
2022/23	54%	4%	105	104

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Whitfield St James' CofE (VC) Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.1applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
St Luke's CofE Primary School
0.7 km · Derbyshire

2026

2.4applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Simmondley Primary School
0.7 km · Derbyshire

Standards maintained2024
St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy
0.7 km · Derbyshire

Good2022

1.3applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Dinting Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
0.9 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2023

3.7applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Duke of Norfolk CofE Primary School
1.0 km · Derbyshire

Good2024

2.0applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy
1.5 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2022

2.8applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St Margaret's Catholic Voluntary Academy
1.9 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place
Gamesley Primary and Nursery School
2.0 km · Derbyshire

Good2023

1.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 112818 · 830/3036
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 360 pupils · 311 on roll
Free school meals: 33.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision and SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Chadwick Street, Glossop, SK13 8EF
Local authority: Derbyshire · High Peak

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources