Arnfield Independent School
Arnfield Independent School is an independent special school in Glossop for boys and girls aged 11 to 17. It has 14 pupils and room for 20.
Arnfield Independent School, Po Box 446, Glossop, SK14 9EY01457 860200arnfieldcare.co.ukMr Anthony O'Rourke headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
4 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
The government hasn't published this school's headline results. Fewer than eleven pupils sat the exams, so the figures could identify individual children.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Derbyshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 14 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 11 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 56% | 15% | 70% | 92% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 44% | 15% | 30% | 8% | 9% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St George's CofE Primary School | Academy | 530 m | 218 | Good 2023 | 30 | Compare |
| Greenfield Primary Academy | Academy | 640 m | 221 | Good 2023 | 48 | Compare |
| Endeavour Primary Academy | Academy | 700 m | 227 | Good 2022 | 41 | Compare |
| Godley Community Primary Academy | Academy | 870 m | 248 | Good 2023 | 58 | Compare |
| Flowery Field Primary School | Academy | 930 m | 646 | Not inspected | 54 | Compare |
| Hyde High School | Academy | 1000 m | 1,134 | Requires improvement 2023 | – | Compare |
| Thomas Ashton School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 106 | Inadequate 2023 | – | Compare |
| St. Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Academy | 0.7 miles | 220 | Good 2022 | 55 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Arnfield Independent School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Arnfield Independent School yet.
How many pupils does Arnfield Independent School have?
14 pupils aged 11 to 17 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 20 places, so it is 70% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Arnfield Independent School, Po Box 446, Glossop, SK14 9EY
- Telephone
- 01457 860200
- Website
- www.arnfieldcare.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Anthony O'Rourke
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 11-17
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Ward
- Hyde Godley
- Constituency
- Stalybridge and Hyde
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 27 February 2007 (new provision)
- URN
- 135187 · LAESTAB 8306034 · UKPRN 10022931
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.