Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School is a secondary school located in Dronfield. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 18/11/2015. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.3%, which is 0.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Green Lane, Dronfield, S18 2FZ
Website: http://www.dronfield.derbyshire.sch.uk
Telephone: 01246412372
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Derbyshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Martyn Cooper
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 112969

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 18/11/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1809
Number of Pupils: 1888
Number of Boys: 910
Number of Girls: 978

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.4% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.06 Confidence interval -0.09 to 0.21
Of the 289 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 289 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:54%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:59%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:52.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.85
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dronfield Junior School
School Lane , S18 1RY 		3out of 4 434 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Dronfield Infant School
School Lane , S18 1RY 		4out of 4 434 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Dronfield Stonelow Junior School
Stonelow Road , S18 2EP 		3out of 4 532 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Holmesdale Infant School
The Avenue , S18 2LR 		4out of 4 622 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Lenthall Infant and Nursery School
Marsh Avenue , S18 2HB 		3out of 4 832 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School
Green Lane , S18 2FZ 		4out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Meadowhead School Academy Trust
Dyche Lane , S8 8BR 		2out of 4 3,049 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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