Whitfield St James' CofE (VC) Primary School
Chadwick Street, Glossop, SK13 8EF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Craig Woodward
- Diocese
- Diocese of Derby
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- High Peak
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 311
- URN
- 112818
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01457852427
About this school
Whitfield St James' CofE (VC) Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Glossop. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 311 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Whitfield St James' CofE (VC) 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 46 | 36 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 64% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 3% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 83% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 78% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 61% | 75% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.20 | - | - |
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 Whitfield St James' CofE (VC) 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 | 54% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 303 |
| 2023/24 | 297 |
| 2024/25 | 319 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Whitfield St James' CofE (VC) Primary School compares
Whitfield St James' CofE (VC) Primary School ranked 142nd of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 6.6% | 32.7% | 311 | — |
| St Luke's CofE Primary School | 57% | 4.2% | 18.4% | 201 | 0.4 miles |
| Simmondley Primary School | 71% | 2.8% | 8.2% | 293 | 0.4 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy | 33% | 5.4% | 40.6% | 97 | 0.5 miles |
| Dinting Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 36% | 3.6% | 19.8% | 113 | 0.6 miles |
| Duke of Norfolk CofE Primary School | 44% | 3.3% | 18.1% | 304 | 0.6 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)
- 32.73%
- English as an additional language
- 2.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.59%
- Persistent absence
- 18.38%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Luke's CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Glossop
-
Simmondley Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Glossop
-
St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Glossop
-
Dinting Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Glossop
-
Duke of Norfolk CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Glossop
Other schools in Glossop
Whitfield St James' CofE (VC) Primary School ranks 7th 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
- Simmondley 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
Common questions
- What ages does Whitfield St James' CofE (VC) Primary School teach?
- Whitfield St James' CofE (VC) Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Glossop.
- Who is the headteacher of Whitfield St James' CofE (VC) Primary School?
- The headteacher of Whitfield St James' CofE (VC) Primary School is Mr Craig Woodward, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Whitfield St James' CofE (VC) Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Whitfield St James' CofE (VC) 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 Whitfield St James' CofE (VC) Primary School?
- Whitfield St James' CofE (VC) Primary School has 311 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Whitfield St James' CofE (VC) Primary School full?
- Whitfield St James' CofE (VC) Primary School has capacity for 360 pupils and 311 on roll (86%), 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 Whitfield St James' CofE (VC) Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Whitfield St James' CofE (VC) Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Derby.
- Does Whitfield St James' CofE (VC) Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Whitfield St James' CofE (VC) Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Whitfield St James' CofE (VC) Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Whitfield St James' CofE (VC) Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Whitfield St James' CofE (VC) Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Whitfield St James' CofE (VC) Primary School compare with other schools in Derbyshire?
- Whitfield St James' CofE (VC) Primary School ranked 142nd of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Whitfield St James' CofE (VC) Primary School's absence rate?
- Whitfield St James' CofE (VC) Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Whitfield St James' CofE (VC) Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Whitfield St James' CofE (VC) 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.