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Northfield Junior School

Primary

North East Derbyshire · Dronfield · S18 2ED http://www.northfield.derbyshire.sch.uk

Pupils
162
cap. 160
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
75%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
162
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
2%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
75%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
162
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
2%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 15/02/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityDerbyshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Northfield Junior School · Primary · Derbyshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
75%
+17pp
76%67%58%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 75%
RWM higher standard
11%
-5pp
20%12%4%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 11%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
100%
Reading higher standard
39%
Writing expected standard
75%
Writing higher standard
14%
Maths expected standard
89%
Maths higher standard
36%
Science expected standard
89%
SPAG expected standard
79%
SPAG higher standard
21%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

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
162
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
19%
SEN
22%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
2%

Contact

Address
Falcon Road, Dronfield, S18 2ED
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
2024/2575%11%100%39%75%14%89%36%89%79%108.0107.0105.022%162
2023/2458%16%69%29%80%18%78%24%84%84%105.0105.0108.014%169
2022/2371%16%80%37%80%33%84%22%80%80%107.0105.0109.0+0.30+2.80-0.4014%177
2018/1976%20%96%44%84%36%88%36%84%84%109.0106.0109.0+3.90+1.80+0.7013%139
2017/1867%4%76%20%89%29%89%24%89%82%105.0106.0106.0-1.90+0.60-0.2014%145
2016/1750%6%68%15%74%21%65%21%79%79%103.0104.0105.0-2.60-0.90-1.2020%139

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
2024/2516221.322%3%19%3%2%
2023/2416924.514%3%15%4%10%
2022/2317720.714%2%17%4%7%
2021/2216019.113%1%16%6%11%
2020/2116822.412%0%18%
2018/1913921.413%2%19%3%
2017/1814523.114%2%18%3%4%
2016/1713922.820%2%19%3%3%

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