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Dronfield Stonelow Junior School

Community school · Dronfield · S18 2EP

Ages 7–11 · 139 pupils · Derbyshire

Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

65%

Overall absence

6.1%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-02-04

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)65%
Higher standard (RWM)6%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
108.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)16.0%
Unauthorised1.2%
Authorised absence
4.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.4%
Enrolments in measure
144

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill81%

139 pupils · 172 places

Pupils on roll
139
Boys / girls
66 / 73
School capacity
172
Capacity fill
139 / 172 (81%)
Free school meals
36.7%
FSM pupils
51
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 7–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Ms Isobel Dent

Location

Address
Stonelow Road
Postcode
S18 2EP
Town
Dronfield
County
Derbyshire
Local authority
Derbyshire
District
North East Derbyshire
Constituency
North East Derbyshire
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 7–11, in Dronfield, Derbyshire, 139 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 36.7%.

Open schools in Dronfield
14
Primary schools in Dronfield
13
Academies among open schools in Dronfield
0% (0)
Open schools in S18
14
Primary in S18
13
Open schools in Derbyshire LA
454
Primary in Derbyshire LA
354

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

  • Holmesdale Infant School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Dronfield · S18 2LR · Derbyshire

    Ages 5–7

    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM16.7%
    • Demand1.02

    0.1 miles away

  • Northfield Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Dronfield · S18 2ED · Derbyshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM21.2%

    0.4 miles away

  • Lenthall Infant and Nursery School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Dronfield · S18 2HB · Derbyshire

    Ages 2–7

    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM33.3%
    • Demand0.90

    0.4 miles away

  • Dronfield Junior School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Dronfield · S18 1RY · Derbyshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM21.3%

    0.5 miles away

  • Dronfield Infant School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Dronfield · S18 1RY · Derbyshire

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence3.7%
    • FSM7.5%
    • Demand0.92

    0.5 miles away

  • Unstone Junior School

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Community school · Primary

    Dronfield · S18 4AB · Derbyshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence6.3%
    • FSM53.1%

    1.3 miles away

  • Lower Meadow Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Sheffield · S8 8EE · Sheffield

    Ages 2–11

    • KS244%
    • Absence8.7%
    • FSM71.6%
    • Demand0.97

    1.3 miles away

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