St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy

General information

St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy is a Roman Catholic secondary school located in Glossop in northern Derbyshire. 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 school has been established 52 years . The current headteacher is Wendy Steciuk, who has held the post since September 2003. 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 and Old Glossop. However, students sometimes join the school from other non-religious schools in Glossop, Tintwistle and the Longdendale and Tameside areas.Previously 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. The school retains a relationship with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nottingham.