UK Schools
Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School
Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School is a mixed local-authority maintained secondary school in Dronfield, Derbyshire County Council, teaching 1,810 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted rated it Good at its last graded inspection in July 2023. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 50 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 4 September 2025 to 23 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School.
Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School.
- 4–30 Autumn Term 1
- 4 PL Day
- 5 PL Day
- 1–24 Autumn Term 1
- 24 PL Day
- 3–30 Autumn Term 2
- 1–19 Autumn Term 2
- 20–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day (Public Holiday)
- 26 Boxing Day (Public Holiday)
- 1–4 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year's Day (Public Holiday)
- 5–31 Spring Term 3
- 5 PL Day
- 1–13 Spring Term 3
- 23–28 Spring Term 4
- 1–27 Spring Term 4
- 28–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–12 Easter Holiday
- 3 Good Friday (Public Holiday)
- 6 Easter Monday (Public Holiday)
- 13–30 Summer Term 5
- 1–22 Summer Term 5
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 1–30 Summer Term 6
- 1 PL Day
- 1–23 Summer Term 6
- 24–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–3 Summer Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Autumn Term 1 Sep 4, 2025 - Oct 24, 2025 Term
- Autumn Term 2 Nov 3, 2025 - Dec 19, 2025 Term
- Christmas Holiday Dec 20, 2025 - Jan 4, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term 3 Jan 5, 2026 - Feb 13, 2026 Term
- Spring Term 4 Feb 23, 2026 - Mar 27, 2026 Term
- Easter Holiday Mar 28, 2026 - Apr 12, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term 5 Apr 13, 2026 - May 22, 2026 Term
- Summer Term 6 Jun 1, 2026 - Jul 23, 2026 Term
- Summer Holiday Jul 24, 2026 - Sep 3, 2026 Holiday
- PL Day Sep 4, 2025 Event
- PL Day Sep 5, 2025 Event
- PL Day Oct 24, 2025 Event
- PL Day Jan 5, 2026 Event
- PL Day Jun 1, 2026 Event
- Christmas Day (Public Holiday) Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day (Public Holiday) Dec 26, 2025 Holiday
- New Year's Day (Public Holiday) Jan 1, 2026 Holiday
- Good Friday (Public Holiday) Apr 3, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Monday (Public Holiday) Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School with Derbyshire County Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 50 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 36.49 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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Attendance 22% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 95% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
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What students do after 16 to 18 study 92% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
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About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.