Unstone Junior School
Primary · Community school · Mixed · Derbyshire
Main Road, Dronfield, S18 4AB
50
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 23/11/2021
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
94.7%
8.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
49
Capacity used
Has space64%
76 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 7–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Rachael Fowlds
- Address
- Main Road, Unstone, Dronfield, S18 4AB
- Phone
- 01246413109
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Ward / constituency
- Unstone · North East Derbyshire
- Area
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 112642
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 53% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 0% | — | — |
| SEN support | 46% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
49 pupils · 76 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
13 January 2026
S5 Inspection · report card
SMInclusion Needs attention Achievement Needs attention Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Urgent improvement Attendance and behaviour Expected standard Leadership and governance Urgent improvement Early years Not applicable Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard Post-16 provision Not applicable - 21
23 November 2021
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 60 pupils
Attendance
94.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
5.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
8.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results (Key Stage 2)
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 50% | — | — |
| Higher standard | 0% | — | — |
| Reading progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Writing progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Maths progress | — | — | 0.0 |
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 67% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 0% | 8% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Derbyshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.