# St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy

St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy is a secondary school in High Peak, for pupils aged 11 to 16.

It had 577 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E142042. [High Peak](https://openindex.co.uk/high-peak)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 577
- Council: High Peak
- URN: 142042

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 6 January 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard
- Early years: Not applicable
- Post-16 provision: Not applicable
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy was 49.2, against 45.7 in High Peak and 46.2 in England.
48.2% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | High Peak | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 49.2 | 45.7 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 48.2% | 42.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 75% | 64.1% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 112 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Whitfield St James' CofE (VC) Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whitfield-st-james-cofe-vc-primary-school-e112818): 80 m. Primary. Good (overall), July 2023. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Luke's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-lukes-cofe-primary-school-e112817): 620 m. Primary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Kershaw Wood](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kershaw-wood-e150857): 670 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-voluntary-academy-e146322): 690 m. Primary. Good (overall), December 2022. 33% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Simmondley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/simmondley-primary-school-e152570): 750 m. Primary. Standards maintained, November 2024
- [Duke of Norfolk CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/duke-of-norfolk-cofe-primary-school-e112868): 930 m. Primary. Good (overall), June 2024. 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/142042)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/142042)

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