Schools and Education in Dronfield

There are 17 schools in Dronfield (excluding independent schools), including 15 primary schools, 2 secondary schools, and none serving sixth-form education. Dronfield has no schools with Pupil Referral Unit places, and none with places for teen mothers. There are no schools in Dronfield under Special Measures.

Primary Schools Secondary Schools

Dronfield Education Profile

The median school in Dronfield has 14% of its pupils entitled to free schools meals, the 58th lowest figure in Derbyshire. This represents about 980 pupils, or approximately 1 in 7 of Dronfield's pupils. Looking at the number of pupils per teacher, the median ratio for Dronfield is 20.85 school children per full-time equivalent teacher. This is the 27th highest ratio in Derbyshire, and the 656th lowest pupil/teacher ratio in the East Midlands region of the UK.

Primaries

15

13% Outstanding • 73% Good

Secondaries

2

50% Outstanding • 50% Good

Primary Schools in Dronfield

Most of Dronfield's primary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 11 schools or 73% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between low and good - about 20% and 20% of primary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 27% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Dronfield's primary schools most commonly have a very high ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted KS2 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Bradway Primary School 5–11 yrs 420
Good
Good
Very high
Dronfield Infant School 5–7 yrs 270
Outstanding
Very high
Dronfield Junior School 7–11 yrs 360
Good
Low
High
Dronfield Stonelow Junior School 7–11 yrs 172
Good
Good
High
Gorseybrigg Primary School and Nursery 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Good
Very high
Holmesdale Infant School 5–7 yrs 150
Outstanding
Very high
Lenthall Infant and Nursery School 3–7 yrs 90
Good
Good
Lowedges Junior Academy 3–11 yrs 450
Requires improvement
Low
High
Lower Meadow Primary School 2–11 yrs 315
Good
High
Very low
Northfield Junior School 7–11 yrs 160
Good
Very high
Good
Penny Acres Primary School 4–11 yrs 50
Good
Very high
Good
St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School 4–11 yrs 219
Good
High
Very high
Church of England/Methodist
Unstone Junior School 7–11 yrs 76
Good
High
Good
Unstone St Mary's Infant School 3–7 yrs 49
Requires improvement
Very low
William Levick Primary School 5–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
High

Dronfield Secondary Schools

Most of Dronfield's secondary schools have been rated Outstanding by Ofsted, amounting to 1 school or 50% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between good and high - about 50% and 50% of secondary schools respectively. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Dronfield's secondary schools most commonly have a low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School 11–18 yrs 1,809
Outstanding
Good
Low
Meadowhead School Academy Trust 11–18 yrs 1,950
Good
High
Low
Last updated: 10 Aug 2023