Simmondley Primary School
Pennine Road, Simmondley, Glossop, SK13 6NN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Deborah Greaves
- Constituency
- High Peak
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 293
- URN
- 112706
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01457852721
About this school
Simmondley Primary School is a community primary school in Glossop. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 293 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Simmondley Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 27 November 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 38 | 44 | 45 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 59% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 5% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 75% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 64% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 61% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Simmondley Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Derbyshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 68% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 2.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 303 |
| 2023/24 | 308 |
| 2024/25 | 294 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Simmondley Primary School compares
Simmondley Primary School ranked 72nd of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 99% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 2.8% | 8.2% | 293 | — |
| Whitfield St James' CofE (VC) Primary School | 58% | 6.6% | 32.7% | 311 | 0.4 miles |
| Dinting Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 36% | 3.6% | 19.8% | 113 | 0.4 miles |
| St Luke's CofE Primary School | 57% | 4.2% | 18.4% | 201 | 0.7 miles |
| St Margaret's Catholic Voluntary Academy | — | 7.2% | 60% | 34 | 0.8 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy | 33% | 5.4% | 40.6% | 97 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8.16%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 2.8%
- Persistent absence
- 1.53%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Whitfield St James' CofE (VC) Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Glossop
-
Dinting Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Glossop
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St Luke's CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Glossop
-
St Margaret's Catholic Voluntary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Glossop
-
St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Glossop
Other schools in Glossop
Simmondley Primary School ranks 2nd of the 13 ranked primary schools in Glossop.
- All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
- Charlesworth Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Dinting Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Duke of Norfolk CofE Primary School Primary
- Gamesley Primary School Primary
- Hadfield Infant School Primary
- Padfield Community Primary School Primary
- St Andrew's CofE Junior School Primary
- St Charles' Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
- St Luke's CofE Primary School Primary
- St Margaret's Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Simmondley Primary School teach?
- Simmondley Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Glossop.
- Who is the headteacher of Simmondley Primary School?
- The headteacher of Simmondley Primary School is Mrs Deborah Greaves, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Simmondley Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Simmondley Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Simmondley Primary School?
- Simmondley Primary School has 293 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Simmondley Primary School full?
- Simmondley Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 293 on roll (93%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Simmondley Primary School a faith school?
- No. Simmondley Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Simmondley Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Simmondley Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Simmondley Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Simmondley Primary School compare with other schools in Derbyshire?
- Simmondley Primary School ranked 72nd of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 99% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Simmondley Primary School's absence rate?
- Simmondley Primary School's overall absence rate is 2.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Simmondley Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Simmondley Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.