Dronfield Junior School is a primary school located in Dronfield. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 22/05/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are average, progress in writing is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.5%, which is 1.5 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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School Lane, Dronfield

School Information

Address: School Lane, Dronfield, S18 1RY
Website: http://www.dronfield-jun.derbyshire.sch.uk
Telephone: 01246413145
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Derbyshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Nicola Thomson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 112539

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 22/05/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 360
Number of Pupils: 367
Number of Boys: 187
Number of Girls: 180

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 2.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -0.9 to 1.6
Writing
Below Average: -1.4 Confidence interval -2.5 to -0.2
Maths
Average: -0.8 Confidence interval -1.9 to 0.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:69%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:12%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

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 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Dronfield Infant School
School Lane , S18 1RY 		4out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Dronfield Stonelow Junior School
Stonelow Road , S18 2EP 		3out of 4 966 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Holmesdale Infant School
The Avenue , S18 2LR 		4out of 4 1,032 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Lenthall Infant and Nursery School
Marsh Avenue , S18 2HB 		3out of 4 1,107 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 4 434 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Meadowhead School Academy Trust
Dyche Lane , S8 8BR 		2out of 4 3,266 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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