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EnglandEast MidlandsHigh PeakSK13 8EFWhitfield St James' CofE (VC) Primary School
Primary

Whitfield St James' CofE (VC) Primary School

Primary

High Peak · Glossop · SK13 8EF www.whitfieldstjamesprimary.co.uk

Pupils
319
cap. 360
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
319
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
319
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 18/07/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityDerbyshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Whitfield St James' CofE (VC) Primary School · Primary · Derbyshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
58%
-6pp
64%51%37%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 58%
RWM higher standard
3%
0pp
6%5%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
84%
Reading higher standard
29%
Writing expected standard
71%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
74%
Maths higher standard
19%
Science expected standard
77%
SPAG expected standard
77%
SPAG higher standard
16%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
319
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
33%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
18%

Contact

Address
Chadwick Street, Glossop, SK13 8EF
Local authority
Derbyshire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2558%3%84%29%71%10%74%19%77%77%107.0104.0104.020%319
2023/2464%3%83%31%72%3%78%25%72%75%106.0105.0106.018%297
2022/2354%4%67%28%67%4%76%13%74%61%105.0104.0103.0-0.20-1.40-0.2016%303
2018/1937%4%61%17%65%7%50%11%87%70%102.099.0103.0-2.00-3.30-4.9016%307
2017/1846%6%80%26%66%14%57%17%91%66%106.0101.0104.0+1.40-1.10-3.0013%296
2016/1762%5%87%26%90%23%77%10%87%77%106.0103.0103.0+1.80+2.70-1.0011%318

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2531921.020%3%33%7%18%
2023/2429720.818%3%34%6%16%
2022/2330321.316%2%33%6%18%
2021/2230919.718%0%30%7%23%
2020/2130423.519%0%24%
2018/1930722.716%1%22%4%9%
2017/1829621.813%1%21%4%10%
2016/1731822.711%0%22%4%9%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.