Ofsted: Good emoji_events #15 in Derbyshire public Top 20% UK

Dronfield Stonelow Junior School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Catherine Robinson

location_onDronfield, S18 2EP

language Visit Website phone 1246414370

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

147

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Expected Standard

76%

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Age Range

7-11

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Dronfield Stonelow Junior School is a Community school primary school in Dronfield, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 20% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Dronfield Stonelow Junior School is a community school in Dronfield, Derbyshire, admitting pupils aged 7-11. The school has approximately 148 pupils on roll, of whom 38% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 76% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 5% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #15 of 246 primaries in Derbyshire and #1,508 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 16.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.7 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

76%

LA 58%

Reading85% LA 73%

Writing85% LA 69%

Maths83% LA 71%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading79% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing79% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths76% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading84% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing70% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths76% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.6

Read

LA -0.2

0.5 to 4.7

1.4

Write

LA -0.2

-0.6 to 3.4

1.6

Maths

LA -0.4

-0.3 to 3.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading70% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths83% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.1

Read

LA -0.5

-2.8 to 0.7

1.4

Write

LA -0.2

-0.2 to 3.0

-0.5

Maths

LA -0.9

-2.0 to 1.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 63%

Reading84% LA 76%

Writing81% LA 78%

Maths84% LA 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.2

Read

LA -0.7

-1.9 to 2.3

-1.4

Write

LA -0.5

-3.4 to 0.6

-1.2

Maths

LA -1.2

-3.1 to 0.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

04 February 2025

Inspection Report

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14 December 2023

Inspection Report

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18 April 2018

Inspection Report

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28 January 2014

Inspection Report

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16 March 2010

Inspection Report

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25 September 2006

Inspection Report

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26 November 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2025-02-04

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

2018-04-18

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-01-28

Exempt School Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-03-16

None EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.7%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.7%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 148 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.7%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	148	1	0.7%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	147	4	2.7%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	139	7	5.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	136	4	2.9%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	139	5	3.6%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	147	8	5.4%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	147	1	0.7%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	143	4	2.8%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	169	1	0.6%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	169	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	171	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	162	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	162	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	156	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	151	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	151	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	148	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	161	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	159	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	157	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	139	0	0.0%	0.5%	1
2017/18 (Spring term)	139	3	2.2%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	139	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	130	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	129	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	128	4	3.1%	0.5%	1

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 13 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 3 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils