Schools in Dronfield

About schools in Dronfield

Dronfield lists 14 schools, most of them primary schools. Its one secondary school is where pupils go on to after primary.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

70%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 9 schools with published results

Primary schools13

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Barlow CofE Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  55%

  expected standard
• Dronfield Infant School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 7

• Dronfield Junior School

  Community school · Ages 7 to 11

  59%

  expected standard
• Dronfield Stonelow Junior School

  Community school · Ages 7 to 11

  76%

  expected standard
• Gorseybrigg Primary School and Nursery

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  73%

  expected standard
• Holmesdale Infant School

  Community school · Ages 5 to 7

• Lenthall Infant and Nursery School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 7

• Northfield Junior School

  Community school · Ages 7 to 11

  75%

  expected standard
• Penny Acres Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  88%

  expected standard
• St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  76%

  expected standard
• Unstone Junior School

  Community school · Ages 7 to 11

  67%

  expected standard
• Unstone St Mary's Nursery & Infant School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 7

• William Levick Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  81%

  expected standard

Secondary schools1

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 11 to 18

  50.0

  Attainment 8

Common questions about schools in Dronfield

How many schools does Dronfield have?

OfferDay lists 14 schools in Dronfield, including 13 primary schools and one secondary school.

Who inspects schools in Dronfield?

Every school in Dronfield is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

How are schools in Dronfield ranked?

OfferDay ranks schools in Dronfield where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 7 July 2026.