Unstone Junior School
Community school in Dronfield, Derbyshire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 7 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 49 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 76 |
| Free school meals | 53.10% |
| Local authority | Derbyshire |
| Address | Main Road, Unstone, Dronfield, Derbyshire, S18 4AB |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.unstone.derbyshire.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01246413109 |
| URN | 112642 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 13 January 2026, published 19 April 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | 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 |
Category of concern: Special measures.
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 23 November 2021, published 19 January 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Unstone St Mary's Nursery & Infant School (primary school, about 0.4 km)
- Dronfield Stonelow Junior School (primary school, about 2.0 km)
- Holmesdale Infant School (primary school, about 2.2 km)
- Northfield Junior School (primary school, about 2.2 km)
- Mary Swanwick Primary School (primary school, about 2.3 km)
- Dronfield Junior School (primary school, about 2.3 km)
- Dronfield Infant School (primary school, about 2.3 km)
- Lenthall Infant and Nursery School (primary school, about 2.7 km)
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