UK Schools
Dronfield Junior School
Dronfield Junior School is a mixed local-authority maintained primary school in Dronfield, Derbyshire County Council, teaching 319 pupils aged 7 to 11. Ofsted graded quality of education as Good at its most recent inspection in October 2024. In 2024–2025, 59% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%). The 2026–2027 school year runs from 4 September 2026 to 26 July 2027.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Dronfield Junior School.
From September 2024 Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. These are the graded judgement areas from the latest inspection.
Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate
Term dates & holidays 2026–2027
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Dronfield Junior School.
- 4–30 Autumn Term
- 1–23 Autumn Term
- 24–31 Autumn Half-Term
- 1 Autumn Half-Term
- 2–30 Autumn Term
- 1–18 Autumn Term
- 19–31 Christmas Holiday
- 1–3 Christmas Holiday
- 4–31 Spring Term
- 1–12 Spring Term
- 13–21 Spring Half-Term
- 22–28 Spring Term
- 1–25 Spring Term
- 26–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–11 Easter Holiday
- 12–30 Summer Term
- 1–28 Summer Term
- 3 Bank Holiday
- 29–31 Summer Half-Term
- 1–6 Summer Half-Term
- 7–30 Summer Term
- 1–26 Summer Term
- 27–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
Key dates (2026–2027)
- Autumn Term Sep 4, 2026-Oct 23, 2026 Term
- Autumn Half-Term Oct 24, 2026-Nov 1, 2026 Holiday
- Autumn Term Nov 2, 2026-Dec 18, 2026 Term
- Christmas Holiday Dec 19, 2026-Jan 3, 2027 Holiday
- Spring Term Jan 4, 2027-Feb 12, 2027 Term
- Spring Half-Term Feb 13, 2027-Feb 21, 2027 Holiday
- Spring Term Feb 22, 2027-Mar 25, 2027 Term
- Easter Holiday Mar 26, 2027-Apr 11, 2027 Holiday
- Summer Term Apr 12, 2027-May 28, 2027 Term
- Bank Holiday May 3, 2027 Bank Holiday
- Summer Half-Term May 29, 2027-Jun 6, 2027 Holiday
- Summer Term Jun 7, 2027-Jul 26, 2027 Term
- Summer Holiday Jul 27, 2027-Aug 31, 2027 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Dronfield Junior School with Derbyshire County Council and England.
Key stage 2 (end of primary) 59% Expected standard in reading, writing & maths
How Year 6 pupils did in the national tests.
This school Derbyshire County Council England
Attendance 8% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school Derbyshire County Council England
About this data source & caveats
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 Junior 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 Junior School than to any other primary 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.