Holmesdale Infant School
The Avenue, Dronfield, S18 2LR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Lockwood
- Constituency
- North East Derbyshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 150
- Pupils on roll
- 150
- URN
- 112680
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01246413284
About this school
Holmesdale Infant School is a community primary school in Dronfield. It teaches children aged 5 to 7 and has 150 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Holmesdale 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 Holmesdale 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 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 147 |
| 2023/24 | 147 |
| 2024/25 | 148 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Holmesdale Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.8% | 16.9% | 150 | — |
| Dronfield Stonelow Junior School | 76% | 4.7% | 37.8% | 139 | 0.1 miles |
| Lenthall Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.1% | 45.2% | 82 | 0.3 miles |
| Northfield Junior School | 75% | 2.8% | 19.1% | 165 | 0.3 miles |
| Dronfield Junior School | 59% | 3.8% | 17.8% | 319 | 0.6 miles |
| Dronfield Infant School | — | 4.2% | 13% | 199 | 0.6 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)
- 16.89%
- English as an additional language
- 2%
- Overall absence
- 4.8%
- Persistent absence
- 4%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Dronfield Stonelow Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Dronfield
-
Lenthall Infant and Nursery School0.3 miles
Primary · Dronfield
-
Northfield Junior School0.3 miles
Primary · Dronfield
-
Dronfield Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Dronfield
-
Dronfield Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Dronfield
Other schools in Dronfield
- Barlow CofE Primary School Primary
- Dronfield Infant School Primary
- Dronfield Junior School Primary
- Dronfield Stonelow Junior School Primary
- Gorseybrigg Primary School and Nursery 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 Holmesdale Infant School teach?
- Holmesdale Infant School teaches children aged 5 to 7. It is a primary school in Dronfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Holmesdale Infant School?
- The headteacher of Holmesdale Infant School is Mrs Sarah Lockwood, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Holmesdale Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Holmesdale 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 Holmesdale Infant School?
- Holmesdale Infant School has 150 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 7.
- Is Holmesdale Infant School full?
- Holmesdale Infant School has capacity for 150 pupils and 150 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Holmesdale Infant School a faith school?
- No. Holmesdale Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Holmesdale Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Holmesdale Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Holmesdale Infant School's absence rate?
- Holmesdale Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Holmesdale 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 Holmesdale 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.