St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Secondary school in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. Outstanding (Jun 2024).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 26 June 2024, report published 14 July 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Outstanding overall. The top grade under the previous system. 12% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Outstanding.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around June 2028
The last inspection was in June 2024. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby secondary schools
- 0.7 milesOutwood Academy Newbold
School remains Good (Nov 2022)
- 1.6 milesBrookfield Community School
Good (Apr 2023)
- 1.7 milesParkside Community School
Report card, Jun 2026: 5 expected, 1 needs attention
- 2.0 milesWhittington Green School
Good (Feb 2023)
- 3.1 milesOutwood Academy Hasland Hall
Good (Nov 2023)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.