Dronfield Junior School
School Lane, Dronfield, S18 1RY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Ian Roberts
- Constituency
- North East Derbyshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 319
- URN
- 112539
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01246413145
About this school
Dronfield Junior School is a community primary school in Dronfield. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 319 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 91 | 86 | 92 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 64% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 12% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 78% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 77% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 66% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Dronfield Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Derbyshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 62% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 351 |
| 2023/24 | 336 |
| 2024/25 | 348 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dronfield Junior School compares
Dronfield Junior School ranked 134th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 3.8% | 17.8% | 319 | — |
| Dronfield Infant School | — | 4.2% | 13% | 199 | 0.0 miles |
| Dronfield Stonelow Junior School | 76% | 4.7% | 37.8% | 139 | 0.5 miles |
| Holmesdale Infant School | — | 4.8% | 16.9% | 150 | 0.6 miles |
| Lenthall Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.1% | 45.2% | 82 | 0.6 miles |
| Gorseybrigg Primary School and Nursery | 73% | 2.9% | 7.9% | 252 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.82%
- English as an additional language
- 1.1%
- Overall absence
- 3.8%
- Persistent absence
- 8.02%
Location
Nearby schools
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Dronfield Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Dronfield
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Dronfield Stonelow Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Dronfield
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Holmesdale Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Dronfield
-
Lenthall Infant and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Dronfield
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Gorseybrigg Primary School and Nursery0.9 miles
Primary · Dronfield
Other schools in Dronfield
Dronfield Junior School ranks 8th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Dronfield.
- Barlow CofE Primary School Primary
- Dronfield Infant School Primary
- Dronfield Stonelow Junior School Primary
- Gorseybrigg Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Holmesdale Infant School Primary
- Lenthall Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Northfield Junior School Primary
- Penny Acres Primary School Primary
- St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School Primary
- Unstone Junior School Primary
- Unstone St Mary's Nursery & Infant School Primary
- William Levick Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Dronfield Junior School teach?
- Dronfield Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Dronfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Dronfield Junior School?
- The headteacher of Dronfield Junior School is Mr Ian Roberts, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Dronfield Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dronfield Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Dronfield Junior School?
- Dronfield Junior School has 319 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Dronfield Junior School full?
- Dronfield Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 319 on roll (89%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Dronfield Junior School a faith school?
- No. Dronfield Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Dronfield Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Dronfield Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Dronfield Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 62% in 2022/23 and 59% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Dronfield Junior School rank locally?
- Dronfield Junior School ranked 134th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Dronfield Junior School's absence rate?
- Dronfield Junior School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Dronfield Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dronfield Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.