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Dronfield Junior School

Primary

North East Derbyshire · Dronfield · S18 1RY http://www.dronfield-jun.derbyshire.sch.uk

Pupils
348
cap. 360
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
59%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
348
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
59%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
348
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Not judged

Ofsted inspection · 22/10/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityDerbyshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Dronfield Junior School · Primary · Derbyshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
59%
-5pp
76%68%59%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 59%
RWM higher standard
10%
-2pp
12%9%5%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
71%
Reading higher standard
25%
Writing expected standard
76%
Writing higher standard
11%
Maths expected standard
71%
Maths higher standard
32%
Science expected standard
78%
SPAG expected standard
73%
SPAG higher standard
17%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
348
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
1%
FSM eligible
18%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
8%

Contact

Address
School Lane, Dronfield, S18 1RY
Local authority
Derbyshire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2559%10%71%25%76%11%71%32%78%73%104.0103.0104.015%348
2023/2464%12%78%27%74%21%77%29%81%66%105.0105.0104.017%336
2022/2362%8%75%32%78%12%74%30%81%76%106.0104.0105.0-1.50-1.10-2.0019%351
2018/1969%12%82%39%83%20%90%21%89%88%107.0106.0109.0+0.30-1.40-0.807%371
2017/1876%5%89%38%79%7%84%29%84%89%107.0106.0108.0-0.20-3.10-0.8011%364
2016/1770%8%84%28%85%12%84%31%85%89%106.0105.0108.0-0.60-1.60-1.0011%367

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2534822.215%1%18%4%8%
2023/2433621.717%2%19%4%7%
2022/2335123.219%2%16%4%8%
2021/2235721.911%2%13%5%9%
2020/2136724.39%2%12%
2018/1937124.87%2%14%2%2%
2017/1836424.311%2%14%3%2%
2016/1736724.611%1%10%3%4%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.