Northfield 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 28/01/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is well above average, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.7%, which is 1.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Falcon Road, Dronfield

School Information

Address: Falcon Road, Dronfield, S18 2ED
Website: http://www.northfield.derbyshire.sch.uk
Telephone: 01246413134
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Derbyshire
Headteacher / Principal: Rebecca Timperley
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 112685

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 28/01/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 166
Number of Pupils: 168
Number of Boys: 75
Number of Girls: 93

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.7% 4%
Persistent absence: SUPP% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 3.9 Confidence interval 1.5 to 6.3
Writing
Average: 1.8 Confidence interval -0.5 to 4
Maths
Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -1.5 to 2.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:76%
England Average:65%

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

School:20%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:109
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
Northfield Junior School
Falcon Road , S18 2ED 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Holmesdale Infant School
The Avenue , S18 2LR 		4out of 4 541 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Dronfield Stonelow Junior School
Stonelow Road , S18 2EP 		3out of 4 621 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Lenthall Infant and Nursery School
Marsh Avenue , S18 2HB 		3out of 4 841 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Dronfield Junior School
School Lane , S18 1RY 		3out of 4 1,565 yd Community school No 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 1,140 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Meadowhead School Academy Trust
Dyche Lane , S8 8BR 		2out of 4 2,465 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Mossbrook School
Bochum Parkway , S8 8JR 		3out of 4 2,655 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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