Schools in Dronfield
Dronfield has 14 schools within Derbyshire County Council's admissions area, covering the town and its surrounding villages including Coal Aston, Unstone and Holmesfield. Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School is the sole secondary, drawing pupils from across the area. The town's position between Sheffield and Chesterfield makes it a popular commuter location, sustaining strong and consistent school demand.
Average fill rate is 95% and 4 schools are oversubscribed - high pressure for a rural market town - and none of the 14 schools are academies, meaning Derbyshire County Council's standard coordinated admissions policy applies across the board. All 3 schools with current Ofsted ratings are Good or Outstanding. Families moving to Dronfield should note that proximity to Sheffield means some children cross the county boundary for school, but Derbyshire priority applies to in-county residents.
School demand in Dronfield
Across the 14 schools in Dronfield with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 95%. 4 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
2 schools in Dronfield have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
3 of the schools in Dronfield have a current Ofsted rating, of which 3 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Dronfield: 3 oversubscribed (13)
Dronfield Junior School
Primary · Community school
Dronfield · S18 1RY
Dronfield Infant School
Primary · Community school
Dronfield · S18 1RY
William Levick Primary School
Primary · Community school
Dronfield · S18 8YB
Penny Acres Primary School
Primary · Community school
Dronfield · S18 7WP
Unstone Junior School
Primary · Community school
Dronfield · S18 4AB
Unstone St Mary's Nursery & Infant School
Primary · Community school
Dronfield · S18 4AL
Holmesdale Infant School
Primary · Community school
Dronfield · S18 2LR
Northfield Junior School
Primary · Community school
Dronfield · S18 2ED
Lenthall Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Community school
Dronfield · S18 2HB
Dronfield Stonelow Junior School
Primary · Community school
Dronfield · S18 2EP
Barlow CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Dronfield · S18 7TA
St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Dronfield · S18 8ZQ
Gorseybrigg Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Community school
Dronfield · S18 8ZY
Secondary Schools in Dronfield (1)
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Dronfield are set by Derbyshire and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.