Dinting Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Dinting Vale, Glossop, SK13 6NX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lynn Elliott
- Diocese
- Diocese of Derby
- Constituency
- High Peak
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 182
- Pupils on roll
- 113
- URN
- 112884
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01457853371
About this school
Dinting Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Glossop. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 113 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 2 March 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 20 | 18 | 14 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 56% | 36% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 67% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 72% | 43% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 78% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.20 | - | - |
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 Dinting Church of England Voluntary Aided 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 | 55% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 36% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 137 |
| 2023/24 | 132 |
| 2024/25 | 121 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dinting Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School compares
Dinting Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School ranked 220th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 36% | 3.6% | 19.8% | 113 | — |
| Simmondley Primary School | 71% | 2.8% | 8.2% | 293 | 0.4 miles |
| Whitfield St James' CofE (VC) Primary School | 58% | 6.6% | 32.7% | 311 | 0.6 miles |
| St Luke's CofE Primary School | 57% | 4.2% | 18.4% | 201 | 0.6 miles |
| Gamesley Primary School | 67% | 7.8% | 73.1% | 180 | 0.7 miles |
| St Margaret's Catholic Voluntary Academy | — | 7.2% | 60% | 34 | 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)
- 19.83%
- English as an additional language
- 1.7%
- Overall absence
- 3.58%
- Persistent absence
- 6.09%
Location
Nearby schools
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Simmondley Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Glossop
-
Whitfield St James' CofE (VC) Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Glossop
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St Luke's CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Glossop
-
Gamesley Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Glossop
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St Margaret's Catholic Voluntary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Glossop
Other schools in Glossop
Dinting Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School ranks 12th of the 13 ranked primary schools in Glossop.
- All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
- Charlesworth Voluntary Controlled 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
- St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Dinting Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School teach?
- Dinting Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Glossop.
- Who is the headteacher of Dinting Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?
- The headteacher of Dinting Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is Mrs Lynn Elliott, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Dinting Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dinting Church of England Voluntary Aided 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 Dinting Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?
- Dinting Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School has 113 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Dinting Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School full?
- Dinting Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School has capacity for 182 pupils and 113 on roll (62%), 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 Dinting Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Dinting Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Derby.
- Does Dinting Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Dinting Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Dinting Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 36% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Dinting Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School rank locally?
- Dinting Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School ranked 220th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Dinting Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's absence rate?
- Dinting Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Dinting Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dinting Church of England Voluntary Aided 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.