Unstone Junior School
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Dronfield, East Midlands S18 4AB · Derbyshire
Scored but not ranked: fewer than 60 students.
How is this calculated?About Unstone Junior School
Unstone Junior School is a local authority primary located in Dronfield, in the Derbyshire local authority of East Midlands, England. It caters for Ages 7–11. In 2025 it enrolled 49 students. Community, voluntary-aided, voluntary-controlled and foundation schools maintained by the local authority; free to attend.
Its Success Index (England) is 32.7 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of primary schools in England. Its strongest component is ks2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (57th percentile), and its weakest is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (7th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 49; capacity filled 64.5%.
There are 14 schools in Dronfield; Unstone Junior School ranks 11th of 14 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against primary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)67%
- KS2: higher standard (20%)0%
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)–
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)–
- A level points per entry (10%)–
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)53.1%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Unstone Junior School by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 49
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 53.1%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 64.5%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- KS2 expected standard (RWM)
- 67%
- Share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
- KS2 higher standard (RWM)
- 0%
- Share of pupils reaching the higher standard in reading, writing and maths.
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Schools near Unstone Junior School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Unstone St Mary's Nursery & Infant School
Dronfield · Local authority primary · Ages 3–7
50 students · 407 m away
Dronfield Stonelow Junior School
Dronfield · Local authority primary · Ages 7–11
139 students · 2.0 km away
Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School
Dronfield · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–18
1,810 students · 2.1 km away
Holmesdale Infant School
Dronfield · Local authority primary · Ages 5–7
150 students · 2.2 km away
Northfield Junior School
Dronfield · Local authority primary · Ages 7–11
165 students · 2.2 km away
Mary Swanwick Primary School
Chesterfield · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
239 students · 2.3 km away
Dronfield Junior School
Dronfield · Local authority primary · Ages 7–11
319 students · 2.3 km away
Dronfield Infant School
Dronfield · Local authority primary · Ages 4–7
199 students · 2.3 km away
Whittington Green School
Chesterfield · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–16
682 students · 2.5 km away
Lenthall Infant and Nursery School
Dronfield · Local authority primary · Ages 2–7
82 students · 2.7 km away
Similar schools
Local authority primary schools in East Midlands with a comparable Pupils on roll.
Unstone St Mary's Nursery & Infant School
Dronfield · Local authority primary · Ages 3–7
50 students
Monyash CofE Primary School
Bakewell · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
48 students
Fitzherbert CofE (Aided) Primary School
Ashbourne · Local authority primary · Ages 5–11
48 students
North Scarle Primary School
Lincoln · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
48 students
The Holbeach St Mark's Church of England Primary School
Spalding · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
48 students
Brington Primary School
Northampton · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
50 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Unstone Junior School a good school?
Unstone Junior School has a Success Index (England) of 32.7 out of 100 (Lower 50% of primary schools in England). The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Unstone Junior School rank in East Midlands?
Unstone Junior School is not ranked: schools need a published Pupils on roll and at least 60 students to be ranked.
How many students attend Unstone Junior School?
Unstone Junior School had 49 students in 2025.
Is Unstone Junior School a primary school or a secondary school?
Unstone Junior School is classified as a primary covering Ages 7–11. It is a local authority school.
What other schools are near Unstone Junior School?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Unstone Junior School; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.