St Margaret's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Glossop, Derbyshire
St Margaret's Catholic Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Glossop, Derbyshire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 2 February 2023.
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Key facts
- Address
- Glossop Road, Gamesley, Glossop, SK13 6JH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Derbyshire
- Pupils on roll
- 34 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 64.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 9.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 2 February 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils love their small and caring school community.”
- “They say that everyone knows each other well and that they look out for each other.”
- “They feel safe and well cared for.”
To improve
- “However, the targets that are set for pupils with SEND are not defined clearly enough.”
- “The support that they receive is not identified with enough precision.”
- “Teachers do not know whether the adjustments they make for these pupils are helping them to learn as well as they can.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 March 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 7 first-preference applications, 7 offers in total, 7 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Derbyshire.
- Gamesley Primary School 0.4 mi Good
- Charlesworth Voluntary Controlled Primary School 0.7 mi Good
- Dinting Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good
- Simmondley Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Whitfield St James' CofE (VC) Primary School 1.2 mi Good
- St Luke's CofE Primary School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Andrew's CofE Junior School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Hadfield Infant School 1.4 mi Good