Duke of Norfolk CofE Primary School
Royle Avenue, Glossop, SK13 7RD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sophia Barker
- Diocese
- Diocese of Derby
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- High Peak
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 330
- Pupils on roll
- 304
- URN
- 112868
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01457852635
About this school
Duke of Norfolk CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Glossop. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 304 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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 | 43 | 49 | 39 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 61% | 44% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 4% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 80% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 65% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 69% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
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 Duke of Norfolk CofE 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 | 63% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 44% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 315 |
| 2023/24 | 313 |
| 2024/25 | 300 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Duke of Norfolk CofE Primary School compares
Duke of Norfolk CofE Primary School ranked 194th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44% | 3.3% | 18.1% | 304 | — |
| All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy | 69% | 4.7% | 24.3% | 51 | 0.3 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy | 33% | 5.4% | 40.6% | 97 | 0.4 miles |
| St Luke's CofE Primary School | 57% | 4.2% | 18.4% | 201 | 0.5 miles |
| Whitfield St James' CofE (VC) Primary School | 58% | 6.6% | 32.7% | 311 | 0.6 miles |
| Simmondley Primary School | 71% | 2.8% | 8.2% | 293 | 1.0 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)
- 18.06%
- English as an additional language
- 1%
- Overall absence
- 3.32%
- Persistent absence
- 3.91%
Location
Nearby schools
-
All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Glossop
-
St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Glossop
-
St Luke's CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Glossop
-
Whitfield St James' CofE (VC) Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Glossop
-
Simmondley Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Glossop
Other schools in Glossop
Duke of Norfolk CofE Primary School ranks 11th 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
- 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
- St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Duke of Norfolk CofE Primary School teach?
- Duke of Norfolk CofE Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Glossop.
- Who is the headteacher of Duke of Norfolk CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Duke of Norfolk CofE Primary School is Mrs Sophia Barker, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Duke of Norfolk CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Duke of Norfolk CofE 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 big is Duke of Norfolk CofE Primary School?
- Duke of Norfolk CofE Primary School has 304 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Duke of Norfolk CofE Primary School full?
- Duke of Norfolk CofE Primary School has capacity for 330 pupils and 304 on roll (92%), 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 Duke of Norfolk CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Duke of Norfolk CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Derby.
- Does Duke of Norfolk CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Duke of Norfolk CofE Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Duke of Norfolk CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 44% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Duke of Norfolk CofE Primary School rank locally?
- Duke of Norfolk CofE Primary School ranked 194th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Duke of Norfolk CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Duke of Norfolk CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Duke of Norfolk CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Duke of Norfolk CofE 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.