UK Schools
Glossopdale School and Sixth Form
Glossopdale School and Sixth Form is a mixed secondary academy in Glossop, Derbyshire County Council, teaching 1,162 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted rated it Good at its last graded inspection in November 2023. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 43.4 (England 46.1). The 2026–2027 school year runs from 7 September 2026 to 23 July 2027.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Glossopdale School and Sixth Form.
Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate
Term dates & holidays 2026–2027
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Glossopdale School and Sixth Form.
- 3 INSET Day
- 4 INSET Day
- 7–30 Autumn Term
- 1–22 Autumn Term
- 23 INSET Day
- 2 Closure Day
- 3–30 Autumn Term
- 27 INSET Day
- 1–18 Autumn Term
- 4 Planning Day
- 5–31 Spring Term
- 1–12 Spring Term
- 22–28 Spring Term
- 1–25 Spring Term
- 26 Bank Holiday Good Friday
- 12 Planning Day
- 13–30 Summer Term
- 1–28 Summer Term
- 3 Bank Holiday
- 7 Planning Day
- 8–30 Summer Term
- 1–23 Summer Term
- 26 INSET DAY
Key dates (2026–2027)
- INSET Day Sep 3, 2026 Inset Day
- INSET Day Sep 4, 2026 Inset Day
- Autumn Term Sep 7, 2026-Oct 22, 2026 Term
- INSET Day Oct 23, 2026 Inset Day
- Closure Day Nov 2, 2026 Inset Day
- Autumn Term Nov 3, 2026-Dec 18, 2026 Term
- INSET Day Nov 27, 2026 Inset Day
- Planning Day Jan 4, 2027 Inset Day
- Spring Term Jan 5, 2027-Feb 12, 2027 Term
- Spring Term Feb 22, 2027-Mar 25, 2027 Term
- Bank Holiday Good Friday Mar 26, 2027 Bank Holiday
- Planning Day Apr 12, 2027 Inset Day
- Summer Term Apr 13, 2027-May 28, 2027 Term
- Bank Holiday May 3, 2027 Bank Holiday
- Planning Day Jun 7, 2027 Inset Day
- Summer Term Jun 8, 2027-Jul 23, 2027 Term
- INSET DAY Jul 26, 2027 Inset Day
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Glossopdale School and Sixth Form with Derbyshire County Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 43.4 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 28.61 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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Attendance 27.1% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 88% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
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What students do after 16 to 18 study 87% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
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About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Glossopdale School and Sixth Form. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Glossopdale School and Sixth Form than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.