Northfield Junior School
Falcon Road, Dronfield, S18 2ED
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Johnathon Walmsley
- Constituency
- North East Derbyshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 160
- Pupils on roll
- 165
- URN
- 112685
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01246413134
About this school
Northfield Junior School is a community primary school in Dronfield. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 165 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 15 February 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 49 | 45 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 58% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 16% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 69% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 78% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 84% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - | - |
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 Northfield 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 | 71% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 2.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 177 |
| 2023/24 | 169 |
| 2024/25 | 162 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Northfield Junior School compares
Northfield Junior School ranked 55th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 99% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 2.8% | 19.1% | 165 | — |
| Holmesdale Infant School | — | 4.8% | 16.9% | 150 | 0.3 miles |
| Dronfield Stonelow Junior School | 76% | 4.7% | 37.8% | 139 | 0.4 miles |
| Lenthall Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.1% | 45.2% | 82 | 0.5 miles |
| Dronfield Junior School | 59% | 3.8% | 17.8% | 319 | 0.9 miles |
| Dronfield Infant School | — | 4.2% | 13% | 199 | 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)
- 19.14%
- English as an additional language
- 3.1%
- Overall absence
- 2.83%
- Persistent absence
- 2.4%
Location
Nearby schools
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Holmesdale Infant School0.3 miles
Primary · Dronfield
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Dronfield Stonelow Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Dronfield
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Lenthall Infant and Nursery School0.5 miles
Primary · Dronfield
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Dronfield Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Dronfield
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Dronfield Infant School0.9 miles
Primary · Dronfield
Other schools in Dronfield
Northfield Junior School ranks 5th of the 9 ranked primary 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
- Holmesdale Infant School Primary
- Lenthall Infant and Nursery 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 Northfield Junior School teach?
- Northfield Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Dronfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Northfield Junior School?
- The headteacher of Northfield Junior School is Mr Johnathon Walmsley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Northfield Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Northfield 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 Northfield Junior School?
- Northfield Junior School has 165 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Northfield Junior School full?
- Northfield Junior School has capacity for 160 pupils and 165 on roll (103%), 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 Northfield Junior School a faith school?
- No. Northfield Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Northfield Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Northfield Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Northfield Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Northfield Junior School rank locally?
- Northfield Junior School ranked 55th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 99% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Northfield Junior School's absence rate?
- Northfield Junior School's overall absence rate is 2.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Northfield Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Northfield 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.