Kershaw Wood

  • Special
  • Independent
  • Ages 5 to 11
Ofsted: Requires improvement

Talbot Street, Glossop, SK13 7DGOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Kershaw Wood is a special school in Glossop for ages 5 to 11. It is one of the 449 schools in Derbyshire. Its latest Ofsted rating is Requires improvement, from an inspection in March 2025.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 25 March 2025, report published 7 May 2025

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Met

Pupil numbers and mix

12 pupils on roll, with places for 36

Special educational needs support0%

0%, 14.8 percentage points below the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan100%

100%, 94 percentage points above the England average of 6%.

Schools near Kershaw Wood

SchoolDistanceOfstedResults
Brambles School3 milesOfsted: GoodNot published
Hawthorns School3 milesOfsted: Outstanding0% met the expected standard
Peak Forest3 milesOfsted: Requires improvementNot published
Tame Bank5 milesNo Ofsted inspectionNot published
Cromwell High School5 milesOfsted: OutstandingNot published

School details

School type
Other independent special school
Sector
Independent
Age range
5 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Headteacher
Catherine Donnelly
Address
Talbot Street, Glossop, SK13 7DG
Local authority
Derbyshire
URN
150857

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.