Dronfield Infant School
School Lane, Dronfield, S18 1RY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rebecca King
- Constituency
- North East Derbyshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 199
- URN
- 112540
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01246412302
About this school
Dronfield Infant School is a community primary school in Dronfield. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 199 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Dronfield Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Dronfield Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 240 |
| 2023/24 | 212 |
| 2024/25 | 192 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dronfield Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.2% | 13% | 199 | — |
| Dronfield Junior School | 59% | 3.8% | 17.8% | 319 | 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)
- 13.02%
- English as an additional language
- 4.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.22%
- Persistent absence
- 7.03%
Location
Nearby schools
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Dronfield Junior 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
- Barlow CofE Primary School Primary
- Dronfield Junior 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 ages does Dronfield Infant School teach?
- Dronfield Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Dronfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Dronfield Infant School?
- The headteacher of Dronfield Infant School is Mrs Rebecca King, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Dronfield Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dronfield Infant 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 many pupils are at Dronfield Infant School?
- Dronfield Infant School has 199 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Dronfield Infant School full?
- Dronfield Infant School has capacity for 270 pupils and 199 on roll (74%), 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 Infant School a faith school?
- No. Dronfield Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Dronfield Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Dronfield Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Dronfield Infant School's absence rate?
- Dronfield Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Dronfield Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Dronfield Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.