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Dronfield Stonelow Junior School

Primary · Dronfield · S18 2EP

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 4 February 2025

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At a glance

139 pupils · 81% of 172 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
36.7% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
4.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
16.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
https://www.dronfieldstonelow.derbyshire.sch.uk
URN
112698

In figures

At its inspection on 4 February 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 6% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

41 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
76%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
5%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
106
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
104
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school76%
Median of its 12 closest peers64.5%
Derbyshire average59.9%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, ShottonDurham · 101 miles awayGood71%
Lift CallowellStroud · 112 miles awayExpected standard57%
Bird's Bush Primary SchoolTamworth · 48 miles awayRequires improvement63%
St James Church of England Primary AcademyRochester · 157 miles awayGood38%
Northbrook Primary AcademyLeyland · 58 miles awayExpected standard66%
Bryn St Peter's CofE Primary SchoolWigan · 51 miles awayExpected standard76%
Morton Trentside Primary SchoolGAINSBOROUGH · 29 miles awayGood71%
Herbert Strutt Primary SchoolBelper · 20 miles awayGood71%
Sun Academy BradwellNewcastle-Under-Lyme · 37 miles awayGood77%
Kilburn Junior SchoolBelper · 20 miles awayGood62%
Ashbrook Junior SchoolDerby · 27 miles awayGood60%
Renishaw Primary SchoolSheffield · 5 miles awayNeeds attention52%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 86% (Derbyshire 87%, England 60%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (Derbyshire 1%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 3% (Derbyshire 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Derbyshire 1%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Derbyshire 0%, England 1%) · Black African 1% (Derbyshire 1%, England 5%) · Any other White background 1% (Derbyshire 3%, England 7%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Derbyshire 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Derbyshire 1%, England 1%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
6%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
12.3%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

6.76 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Derbyshire: 3.13 suspensions and 0.07 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
16
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

93% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 7% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

90% of teachers took sickness absence, 11.2 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £49,288; 30.8% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£8,528
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 74% (76%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 11% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 5% (3%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve -£5,708; in-year balance -£7,603

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
6/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
5/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher27.8%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications22.8%18.1%
In managerial or professional work29.8%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways23.2%18.1%
Residents in very good health40.7%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier48.2%62.3%
Social housing40.6%17.1%
Privately rented10.6%20.5%
Detached houses17.4%22.9%
Flats31.1%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms15.7%21.1%
Households with no car or van27.9%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01019782 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£260,000286 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£218,000–£330,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (93)£332,000
Semi-detached (126)£255,000
Terraced (49)£200,000
Flat (18)£152,500

Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
2an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
2an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
9an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
2an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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