St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy

State-Funded School

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East MidlandsRegion

DerbyshireLocal Authority

High PeakConstituency

SK13 8DRPostcode

2.0

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Derbyshire, East Midlands.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 577 pupils. St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy is part of ST RALPH SHERWIN CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 6 Jan 2026 · published 8 Feb 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 40.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 25.2%
EBacc average point score: 3.3

Ethnicity

White

95%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

577

Total Pupils

55%Boys

45%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

29%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 577
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: ST RALPH SHERWIN CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
15 Nov 2021	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
12 Feb 2018	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.