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'''St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy ''' (formerly St Philip Howard Catholic School) is a [[Roman Catholic]] secondary school located in [[Glossop]] in northern [[Derbyshire]].
'''St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy ''' (formerly St Philip Howard Catholic School) is a [[Roman Catholic]] secondary school located in [[Glossop]] in northern [[Derbyshire]].


==Description==
==Description==
St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy is a small [[co-education]]al, three form entry, 11–16 Catholic [[comprehensive school]]
It traditionally provides secondary education for Catholic school children in the [[Glossopdale]] and [[Longdendale]] valleys. However, the school attracts applications from a wide variety of backgrounds and primary schools in Glossop. The current headteacher is Louisa Morris. The school attends a religious service at the nearby St Mary's Catholic Church at least once a term. The school welcomes applications from all students, but makes clear that Catholic children come first in the selection process. Traditionally, students come from Catholic primary schools around Glossop, [[Gamesley]], [[Hadfield, Derbyshire|Hadfield]] and [[Old Glossop]]. However, students sometimes join the school from other non-religious schools in [[Glossop]], [[Tintwistle]] and the [[Longdendale]] and [[Tameside]] areas.
that has traditionally provided secondary education for Catholic school children in the [[Glossopdale]] and [[Longdendale]] valleys. The school attracts applications from a wide variety of backgrounds and other primary schools in [[Glossop]]. The current headteacher is Louisa Morris.<ref name="gias">{{cite web |title=St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy - GOV.UK |url=https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/142042 |website=get-information-schools.service.gov.uk |accessdate=13 March 2020 |language=en}}</ref> The school attends a religious service at the nearby St Mary's Catholic Church at least once a term. The school welcomes applications from all students, but makes clear that Catholic children come first in the selection process. Students come from Catholic primary schools around Glossop, [[Gamesley]], [[Hadfield, Derbyshire|Hadfield]] and [[Old Glossop]] and some join the school from other non-religious schools in Glossop, [[Tintwistle]] and the [[Longdendale]] and [[Tameside]] areas.<ref name="admissions"/>
*All Saints Catholic Primary School, Old Glossop <ref name=assm>{{cite web |title=The Federation of All Saints and St. Margaret’s Catholic Voluntary Academy |url=http://www.assmfederation.co.uk/ |website=www.assmfederation.co.uk |accessdate=8 March 2020}}</ref>
* All Saints Catholic Primary School, Old Glossop <ref name=assm>{{cite web |title=The Federation of All Saints and St. Margaret's Catholic Voluntary Academy |url=http://www.assmfederation.co.uk/ |website=www.assmfederation.co.uk |accessdate=8 March 2020}}</ref>
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*St Margarets Catholic Primary School, Glossop <ref name=assm/>
*St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Glossop
* St Margarets Catholic Primary School, Glossop <ref name=assm/>
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* St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Glossop
*St Charles Catholic Primary School, Hadfield<ref name="charles">{{cite web |title=Home {{!}} St Charles' Catholic Primary School |url=https://www.st-charles.derbyshire.sch.uk/ |website=www.st-charles.derbyshire.sch.uk |accessdate=8 March 2020}}</ref>
<ref name="admissions">{{cite web |title=Admission & Primary Schools :: St Philip Howard Academy |url=https://www.sph.academy/school-information/admission-and-primary-schools |website=www.sph.academy |accessdate=8 March 2020}}</ref>
* St Charles Catholic Primary School, Hadfield<ref name="charles">{{cite web |title=Home {{!}} St Charles' Catholic Primary School |url=https://www.st-charles.derbyshire.sch.uk/ |website=www.st-charles.derbyshire.sch.uk |accessdate=8 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="admissions">{{cite web |title=Admission & Primary Schools :: St Philip Howard Academy |url=https://www.sph.academy/school-information/admission-and-primary-schools |website=www.sph.academy |accessdate=8 March 2020}}</ref>


==Governance==
==Governance==
Previously it was a [[voluntary aided school]] administered by [[Derbyshire County Council]]. St Philip Howard Catholic School converted to [[Academy (English school)|academy status]] in September 2015 and joined the was renamed St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy. The school retains a relationship with the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Nottingham]].<ref name="srs-cmat">{{cite web |title=Home {{!}} St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust |url=https://www.srscmat.co.uk/ |website=www.srscmat.co.uk |accessdate=8 March 2020}}</ref>
Previously it was a [[voluntary aided school]] administered by [[Derbyshire County Council]]. St Philip Howard Catholic School converted to [[Academy (English school)|academy status]] in September 2015 and was renamed St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy. It joined the St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust in 2018. The school retains a relationship with the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Nottingham]].<ref name="srs-cmat">{{cite web |title=Home {{!}} St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust |url=https://www.srscmat.co.uk/ |website=www.srscmat.co.uk |accessdate=8 March 2020}}</ref>


==Curriculum==
==Curriculum==
[[File:PhilipHowardEarlOfArundel.jpg|thumb|[[Philip Howard, 20th Earl of Arundel|St Philip Howard]], after whom the school is named]]
[[File:PhilipHowardEarlOfArundel.jpg|thumb|[[Philip Howard, 20th Earl of Arundel|St Philip Howard]], after whom the school is named]]
Students enter the school in [[Year 7]] with a wide variety of traditional subjects on offer. The emphasis is on English, Maths and Science. The school is a specialist [[sports college]] with English as the second specialist subject. The school offers three separate sciences at [[GCSE]] for those deemed capable.<ref name="cc">{{cite web |title=Curriculum Content :: St Philip Howard Academy |url=https://www.sph.academy/academic-life/curriculum/curriculum-content |website=www.sph.academy |accessdate=8 March 2020}}</ref>
Students enter the school in [[Year 7]] with a wide variety of traditional subjects on offer. The emphasis is on English, Maths and Science. The school is a specialist [[sports college]] with English as the second specialist subject. The school offers three separate sciences at [[GCSE]] for those deemed capable.<ref name="cc">{{cite web |title=Curriculum Content :: St Philip Howard Academy |url=https://www.sph.academy/academic-life/curriculum/curriculum-content |website=www.sph.academy |accessdate=8 March 2020}}</ref>

===Key Stage 3===
===Key Stage 3===
At Key Stage 3, the school aims to deliver broad and balanced curriculum, developing a "thirst for learning" in the students. They need this prior learning and new skills and knowledge, so they can benefit from the more focused work in Key Stage 4. Over a two-week timetable totalling 50 hours they will study English 8 hours, Maths 8 hours, History and Geography for 3 hours each, Science for 6 hours, Technology for 2 hours and a Modern Foreign Language for 4 hours. Religious Education gets 5, PHSE 1, Art, Computing, and Music get 2. Physical Education has two, two-hour slots.<ref name="SPH-C">{{cite web |title=Curriculum :: St Philip Howard Academy |url=https://www.sph.academy/academic-life/curriculum |website=www.sph.academy |accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref>
As of September 2011 the school has also been trialling an 'Opening Minds' curriculum for its Year 7 intake. This is a competency and skills based curriculum that teaches students how to learn. Rather than 'isolated' learning in subjects, the nationwide scheme initially introduced by the former Labour Education Secretary [[Ed Balls]] in 2009, aims to get students to learn universal skills and get them to take more responsibility for their leaning, allegedly lacking in a lot of young people. For every new [[Year 7]] this takes place three hours a week. The remainder of the time will be following the traditional curriculum.<ref name="cc"/>

In year 9, students start to specialise, they take three subjects alongside the core subjects of English, Maths, Science and RE. This personalised curriculum allows students to study at greater depth developing a deeper knowledge and understanding of the chosen subjects, and have support in choosing the correct pathway for their future careers.<ref name="SPH-C"/>


===Key Stage 4===
===Key Stage 4===
At the end of [[Year 9]] students choose three subjects to opt to do for GCSE whilst continuing with English, Maths and Science, Religious Education and Physical Education. All of the traditional subjects are on offer. Students can choose to do Physical Education at GCSE and will therefore increase their time in this subject. The school has introduced a broad range of [[vocational qualifications]] which allows students to attend a separate college one day a week to study extra courses. All students follow a course at either Citizenship or the 'Certificate of Personal Effectiveness' known as COPE. <ref name="cc"/>
Students continue to study their three subjects whilst continuing with English, Maths and Science, Religious Education and Physical Education. All of the traditional subjects are on offer. Students can choose to do Physical Education at GCSE and will therefore increase their time in this subject. The school has introduced a broad range of [[vocational qualifications]] which allows students to attend a separate college one day a week to study extra courses.<ref name="SPH-C"/>


==Buildings==
==Buildings==
The school has two main areas, known as "The Main Building" and "Campion House". The latter was named after the Catholic martyr [[Edmund Campion]] (1540–1581), who was executed in the reign of Elizabeth I. Three new classrooms have recently been built, added to the lower part of Campion House. There has recently been an extension to the main building, with a new staff-room and offices, to cope with the numbers of staff now working at the school.
The school has two main areas, known as "The Main Building" and "Campion House". The latter was named after the Catholic martyr [[Edmund Campion]] (1540–1581), who was executed in the reign of [[Elizabeth I of England|Elizabeth I]]. Three new classrooms have recently been built, added to the lower part of Campion House.<ref>{{cite web |title=Planning Applications - High Peak Borough Council |url=http://planning.highpeak.gov.uk/portal/servlets/ApplicationSearchServlet?PKID=37367 |website=planning.highpeak.gov.uk |accessdate=8 March 2020}}</ref><!-- There has recently been an extension to the main building, with a new staff-room and offices, to cope with the numbers of staff now working at the school.{{cn}}-->

'''Rivalries'''

St Philip Howard has had a long history of rivalries with many different schools. Its current rival is Glossopdale School


==Results==
==Results==
GCSE Results August 2011
GCSE Results August 2011
73% achieved 5 or more A* to C Results including Maths and English. 88% achieved 5 or more A* to C's. The results are above average compared to similar schools nationally, and have improved year on year. However based on the new [[English Baccalaureate]] introduced by the Conservative Education Secretary [[Michael Gove]] in 2011,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/more-students-study-core-subjects-thanks-to-ebacc|title=More students study core subjects thanks to EBacc|publisher=Government of the United Kingdom|access-date=7 November 2017}}</ref> only 13% of students achieved 5 A*-C grades. <ref name="Ofsted Report 2018">{{cite web |title=Ofsted Report 2018 |url=https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/2753633 |website=ofsted.gov.uk |accessdate=8 March 2020}}</ref>
73% achieved 5 or more A* to C Results including Maths and English. 88% achieved 5 or more A* to C's. The results are above average compared to similar schools nationally, and have improved year on year. However based on the new [[English Baccalaureate]] introduced by the Conservative Education Secretary [[Michael Gove]] in 2011,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/more-students-study-core-subjects-thanks-to-ebacc|title=More students study core subjects thanks to EBacc|publisher=Government of the United Kingdom|access-date=7 November 2017}}</ref> only 13% of students achieved 5 A*-C grades.<ref name="Ofsted Report 2018">{{cite web |title=Ofsted Report 2018 |url=https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/2753633 |website=ofsted.gov.uk |accessdate=8 March 2020}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.sph.academy/ Saint Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy official website]
* [http://www.sph.academy/ Saint Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy official website]


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Latest revision as of 14:47, 4 February 2024

Not to be confused with St Philip Howard Catholic High School.

St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy
Address
Map
Sunlaws Street

Glossop

Derbyshire
,
SK13 8DR

England
Coordinates53°26′32″N 1°57′24″W / 53.4421°N 1.9568°W / 53.4421; -1.9568
Information
TypAcademy
Motto‘The more suffering for Christ in this world, more Glory with Christ in the next' – Philip Howard, 20th Earl of Arundel, 22 June 1587
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
EstablishedSeptember 1961 as 'Blessed Philip Howard'
Local authorityDerbyshire
TrustSt Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi-academy trust UID 4442 [1]
Department for Education URN142042 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherLouisa Morris
Staff35
GenderMixed
Age11 to 16
Enrolment474
Capacity520 [2]
HousesChallenge, Courage, Determination, Endeavour
Colour(s)Maroon and gold
Websitewww.sph.academy
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St Philip Howard

St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy (formerly St Philip Howard Catholic School) is a Roman Catholic secondary school located in Glossop in northern Derbyshire.

Description

[edit]

St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy is a small co-educational, three form entry, 11–16 Catholic comprehensive school that has traditionally provided secondary education for Catholic school children in the Glossopdale and Longdendale valleys. The school attracts applications from a wide variety of backgrounds and other primary schools in Glossop. The current headteacher is Louisa Morris.[3] The school attends a religious service at the nearby St Mary's Catholic Church at least once a term. The school welcomes applications from all students, but makes clear that Catholic children come first in the selection process. Students come from Catholic primary schools around Glossop, Gamesley, Hadfield and Old Glossop and some join the school from other non-religious schools in Glossop, Tintwistle and the Longdendale and Tameside areas.[4]

  • All Saints Catholic Primary School, Old Glossop [5]
  • St Margarets Catholic Primary School, Glossop [5]
  • St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Glossop
  • St Charles Catholic Primary School, Hadfield[6][4]

Governance

[edit]

Previously it was a voluntary aided school administered by Derbyshire County Council. St Philip Howard Catholic School converted to academy status in September 2015 and was renamed St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy. It joined the St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust in 2018. The school retains a relationship with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nottingham.[7]

Curriculum

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St Philip Howard, after whom the school is named

Students enter the school in Year 7 with a wide variety of traditional subjects on offer. The emphasis is on English, Maths and Science. The school is a specialist sports college with English as the second specialist subject. The school offers three separate sciences at GCSE for those deemed capable.[8]

Key Stage 3

[edit]

At Key Stage 3, the school aims to deliver broad and balanced curriculum, developing a "thirst for learning" in the students. They need this prior learning and new skills and knowledge, so they can benefit from the more focused work in Key Stage 4. Over a two-week timetable totalling 50 hours they will study English 8 hours, Maths 8 hours, History and Geography for 3 hours each, Science for 6 hours, Technology for 2 hours and a Modern Foreign Language for 4 hours. Religious Education gets 5, PHSE 1, Art, Computing, and Music get 2. Physical Education has two, two-hour slots.[9]

In year 9, students start to specialise, they take three subjects alongside the core subjects of English, Maths, Science and RE. This personalised curriculum allows students to study at greater depth developing a deeper knowledge and understanding of the chosen subjects, and have support in choosing the correct pathway for their future careers.[9]

Key Stage 4

[edit]

Students continue to study their three subjects whilst continuing with English, Maths and Science, Religious Education and Physical Education. All of the traditional subjects are on offer. Students can choose to do Physical Education at GCSE and will therefore increase their time in this subject. The school has introduced a broad range of vocational qualifications which allows students to attend a separate college one day a week to study extra courses.[9]

Buildings

[edit]

The school has two main areas, known as "The Main Building" and "Campion House". The latter was named after the Catholic martyr Edmund Campion (1540–1581), who was executed in the reign of Elizabeth I. Three new classrooms have recently been built, added to the lower part of Campion House.[10]

Results

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GCSE Results August 2011 73% achieved 5 or more A* to C Results including Maths and English. 88% achieved 5 or more A* to C's. The results are above average compared to similar schools nationally, and have improved year on year. However based on the new English Baccalaureate introduced by the Conservative Education Secretary Michael Gove in 2011,[11] only 13% of students achieved 5 A*-C grades.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "ST RALPH SHERWIN CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  2. ^ "St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy - Tes Jobs". www.tes.com. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  3. ^ "St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Admission & Primary Schools :: St Philip Howard Academy". www.sph.academy. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  5. ^ a b "The Federation of All Saints and St. Margaret's Catholic Voluntary Academy". www.assmfederation.co.uk. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Home | St Charles' Catholic Primary School". www.st-charles.derbyshire.sch.uk. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Home | St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust". www.srscmat.co.uk. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Curriculum Content :: St Philip Howard Academy". www.sph.academy. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  9. ^ a b c "Curriculum :: St Philip Howard Academy". www.sph.academy. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Planning Applications - High Peak Borough Council". planning.highpeak.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  11. ^ "More students study core subjects thanks to EBacc". Government of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  12. ^ "Ofsted Report 2018". ofsted.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
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