Dronfield Junior School

Community school · Primary school · Dronfield, Derbyshire
S18 1RY
Composite score
50.0

Dronfield Junior School at a glance

Located in Dronfield, Derbyshire, Dronfield Junior School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a community school. The school educates roughly 348 pupils aged 7 to 11. 59% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 5.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 10% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Dronfield Junior School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#7,266
National rank
#585
In East Midlands
#115
In Derbyshire
Top 49%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
59%
% achieving higher RWM
10%
Reading average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

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Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

School profile

Pupils on roll 348 % FSM ever-6 17.8% % EAL 1.1% Age range 7–11 Gender Mixed

Location

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