Dronfield Stonelow Junior School
Stonelow Road, Dronfield, S18 2EP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Catherine Robinson
- Constituency
- North East Derbyshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 172
- Pupils on roll
- 139
- URN
- 112698
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01246414370
About this school
Dronfield Stonelow Junior School is a community primary school in Dronfield. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 139 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
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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 37 | 34 | 41 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 65% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 6% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 79% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 76% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 85% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.60 | - | - |
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 Stonelow 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 | 65% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 147 |
| 2023/24 | 136 |
| 2024/25 | 148 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dronfield Stonelow Junior School compares
Dronfield Stonelow Junior School ranked 53rd of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76% | 4.7% | 37.8% | 139 | — |
| Holmesdale Infant School | — | 4.8% | 16.9% | 150 | 0.1 miles |
| Northfield Junior School | 75% | 2.8% | 19.1% | 165 | 0.4 miles |
| Lenthall Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.1% | 45.2% | 82 | 0.4 miles |
| Dronfield Junior School | 59% | 3.8% | 17.8% | 319 | 0.5 miles |
| Dronfield Infant School | — | 4.2% | 13% | 199 | 0.5 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 37.84%
- English as an additional language
- 4.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.74%
- Persistent absence
- 11.84%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Holmesdale Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Dronfield
-
Northfield Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Dronfield
-
Lenthall Infant and Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · Dronfield
-
Dronfield Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Dronfield
-
Dronfield Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Dronfield
Other schools in Dronfield
Dronfield Stonelow Junior School ranks 4th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Dronfield.
- Barlow CofE Primary School Primary
- Dronfield Infant School Primary
- Dronfield 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 Stonelow Junior School teach?
- Dronfield Stonelow Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Dronfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Dronfield Stonelow Junior School?
- The headteacher of Dronfield Stonelow Junior School is Mrs Catherine Robinson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Dronfield Stonelow Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dronfield Stonelow 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 Stonelow Junior School?
- Dronfield Stonelow Junior School has 139 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Dronfield Stonelow Junior School full?
- Dronfield Stonelow Junior School has capacity for 172 pupils and 139 on roll (81%), 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 Stonelow Junior School a faith school?
- No. Dronfield Stonelow Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Dronfield Stonelow Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Dronfield Stonelow Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Dronfield Stonelow 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 76% 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 Stonelow Junior School rank locally?
- Dronfield Stonelow Junior School ranked 53rd of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% 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 Stonelow Junior School's absence rate?
- Dronfield Stonelow Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Dronfield Stonelow Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dronfield Stonelow 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.