St Andrew's CofE Junior School
Hadfield Road, Hadfield, Glossop, SK13 2DR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Amanda Cornwall
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Derby
- Constituency
- High Peak
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 220
- URN
- 112869
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01457852328
About this school
St Andrew's CofE Junior School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Glossop. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 220 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 63 | 57 | 39 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 40% | 44% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 4% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 65% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 60% | 58% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 52% | 58% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 101.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.70 | - | - |
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 St Andrew's CofE Junior 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 | 40% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 230 |
| 2023/24 | 204 |
| 2024/25 | 205 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Andrew's CofE Junior School compares
St Andrew's CofE Junior School ranked 135th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 4.4% | 37.1% | 220 | — |
| Hadfield Infant School | — | 4.9% | 29.3% | 140 | 0.1 miles |
| St Charles' Catholic Voluntary Academy | 76% | 4.4% | 23.8% | 168 | 0.4 miles |
| Padfield Community Primary School | 56% | 3.9% | 17.6% | 92 | 0.6 miles |
| Tintwistle CofE (Aided) Primary School | 63% | 6.6% | 24.3% | 110 | 0.7 miles |
| Dinting Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 36% | 3.6% | 19.8% | 113 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report11 November 2025
- 23 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 37.07%
- English as an additional language
- 1%
- Overall absence
- 4.35%
- Persistent absence
- 7.66%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hadfield Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Glossop
-
St Charles' Catholic Voluntary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Glossop
-
Padfield Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Glossop
-
Tintwistle CofE (Aided) Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Glossop
-
Dinting Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Glossop
Other schools in Glossop
St Andrew's CofE Junior School ranks 6th 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 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 St Andrew's CofE Junior School teach?
- St Andrew's CofE Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Glossop.
- Who is the head teacher of St Andrew's CofE Junior School?
- The head teacher of St Andrew's CofE Junior School is Mrs Amanda Cornwall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Andrew's CofE Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Andrew's CofE Junior 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 St Andrew's CofE Junior School?
- St Andrew's CofE Junior School has 220 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is St Andrew's CofE Junior School full?
- St Andrew's CofE Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 220 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 St Andrew's CofE Junior School a faith school?
- Yes. St Andrew's CofE Junior School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Derby.
- Is St Andrew's CofE Junior School a selective school?
- No. St Andrew's CofE Junior School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does St Andrew's CofE Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Andrew's CofE Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have St Andrew's CofE Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 40% in 2022/23 and 59% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Andrew's CofE Junior School rank locally?
- St Andrew's CofE Junior School ranked 135th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Andrew's CofE Junior School's absence rate?
- St Andrew's CofE Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Andrew's CofE Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Andrew's CofE Junior 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.