St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy is an Academy sponsor led serving secondary age pupils, located in High Peak, Derbyshire. The school has 572 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 5 October 2021). Last inspected 6 January 2026. The Headteacher is Michael Kays. The school is administered by Derbyshire local authority. It belongs to ST RALPH SHERWIN CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school has a Roman Catholic religious character. It opened in 1 September 2015.
Applications for places at St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy are handled by the school or the local authority (Derbyshire). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.
GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)
40.5
Attainment 8 · 2024-25
+0.22
Progress 8 · 2023-24
25%
Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25
51%
Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25
3.30
EBacc average point score · 2024-25
18%
Entering the EBacc · 2024-25
Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.