Unstone Junior School

North East Derbyshire · S18 4AB

General information Junior School · 7-11 years Who goes here 49 pupils, 53.1% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted report card

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Unstone Junior School

General Information

Address: Main Road, Unstone, Dronfield, S18 4AB – View on map
Phone: 01246413109
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Rachael Fowlds
Age range: 7-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

49 pupils out of 76 places Plenty of room

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 26
% eligible for free school meals: 53.1%
Pupil mix: 2 in 10 (similar to the North East Derbyshire average)
English as an additional language: 0% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 0% a year (North East Derbyshire 11.7%, typical in England 13.9%)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Derbyshire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 17 (0.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 2
Suspensions for bullying: 23 (0.4 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 7 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Derbyshire (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 5.3%
Persistently absent pupils: 8.3%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 59.2%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 6.1%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Moderate learning difficulty: 11 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 10 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 3 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Severe learning difficulty: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Ofsted report card January 2026

Ofsted's new report cards grade each part of school life separately, instead of giving one overall word.

Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching Urgent improvement
Achievement Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard
Leadership and governance Urgent improvement

Before this, under the old system, Ofsted rated the school Good (2021). The report card above replaces that grade.

How Ofsted report cards work

Since November 2025, Ofsted grades each area of a school on its own five-point scale, and no longer gives a single word like “Good” or “Outstanding”. Safeguarding (keeping children safe) is simply met or not met.

Exceptional The very best practice nationally
Strong standard Above what Ofsted expects
Expected standard What Ofsted expects of every school
Needs attention Some weaknesses the school needs to fix
Urgent improvement Serious weaknesses needing urgent action

“Expected standard” is a sound result – it's what Ofsted expects a good school to do. Report cards aren't directly comparable with the old single grades, which is why we don't turn them into one.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 67% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 0% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 4 percentage points above the North East Derbyshire average (63%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (3-year average 58% against an expected 53%)
3-year average (expected standard): 58%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 78% · Writing 89% · Maths 78% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 94%
Average test scores: reading 106, maths 107
Based on: 18 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolNorth East Derbyshire averageEngland↗ Improving Up 13 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 4 percentage points above the North East Derbyshire average (63%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 17th of 35 junior and primary schools in the area

=17Morton Primary Academy67%
=17North Wingfield Primary and Nursery Academy67%
=17Unstone Junior School67%
#20Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy66%
#21Holmgate Primary School and Nursery63%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Marsh Lane Primary School90%
#2Penny Acres Primary School88%
#3Pilsley Primary School87%
#4Wigley Primary School83%
#5Walton Holymoorside Primary School82%
#6William Levick Primary School81%
#7Ashover Primary School79%
#8Wessington Primary School78%
#9Calow CofE VC Primary School77%
=10Dronfield Stonelow Junior School76%
=10St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School76%
=12Deer Park Primary School75%
=12Northfield Junior School75%
#14Gorseybrigg Primary School and Nursery73%
#15Immaculate Conception Catholic Primary72%
#16Temple Normanton Primary Academy70%
=17Morton Primary Academy67%
=17North Wingfield Primary and Nursery Academy67%
=17Unstone Junior School67%
#20Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy66%
#21Holmgate Primary School and Nursery63%
#22Dronfield Junior School59%
#23Park House Primary School57%
#24Stonebroom Primary and Nursery School56%
#25Barlow CofE Primary School55%
#26St Giles CofE Primary School54%
#27Renishaw Primary School52%
=28Heath Primary School49%
=28Sharley Park Community Primary School49%
#30Camms CofE (Aided) Primary School47%
=31Cutthorpe Primary School40%
=31Grassmoor Primary School40%
=33Eckington Junior School39%
=33Killamarsh Junior School39%
#35Stretton Handley Church of England Primary School29%

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Financials

Spending per pupil: £9,108 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

1st of 6 junior schools in North East Derbyshire for spending per pupil

#1Unstone Junior School£9,108
#2Killamarsh Junior School£8,464
#3Dronfield Stonelow Junior School£7,787

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Unstone Junior School£9,108
#2Killamarsh Junior School£8,464
#3Dronfield Stonelow Junior School£7,787
#4Eckington Junior School£6,566
#5Northfield Junior School£6,342
#6Dronfield Junior School£6,323

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