Dronfield Junior School

State-Funded School

dronfield-junior-school-derbyshire-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

DerbyshireLocal Authority

North East DerbyshireConstituency

S18 1RYPostcode

6.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Dronfield Junior School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 7–11, located in Derbyshire, East Midlands.

It currently serves 319 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 64%
Higher standard: 12%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

91%

Asian

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Pupils

319

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

21%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 7 – 11
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 319
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
24 Nov 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
16 Jun 2015	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.