St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · High Peak, Derbyshire
St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy is a primary school in High Peak, Derbyshire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 24 January 2023.
Key facts
- Address
- Longlands Road, New Mills, High Peak, SK22 3BL
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Derbyshire
- Pupils on roll
- 121 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 24% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 36.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 24 January 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending this small, calm and productive school.”
- “They say that they feel safe and happy because everyone looks after each other.”
- “They try to follow the school’s ‘gospel values’.”
To improve
- “At times, this ambition can lead to teachers not always ensuring that they clearly identify for pupils what the most important subject knowledge is that they will learn.”
- “Pupils remember lots from their topic lessons; however, the key knowledge can sometimes be lost due to the many connections that pupils make between the different topics.”
- “However, teachers do not always use the information from other, formal assessments to help them plan what they will teach pupils next.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 March 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 70% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 9 first-preference applications, 11 offers in total, 9 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.
- New Mills Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Good
- St George's CofE Primary School 0.3 mi Not judged
- Newtown Primary School (High Peak Federation) 0.6 mi Good
- Hague Bar Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good
- Thornsett Primary School (High Peak Federation) 1.2 mi Good
- Furness Vale Primary and Nursery School 1.4 mi Not judged
- Hayfield Primary School 2.3 mi School remains Good
- Buxworth Primary School 2.6 mi Good