Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School
Secondary schoolDronfield Henry Fanshawe School is a secondary school in North East Derbyshire, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It had 1,810 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), July 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 11 July 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School was 49.4, against 45.9 in North East Derbyshire and 46.2 in England.
52% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | North East Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 49.4 | 45.9 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 52% | 45.5% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 74.5% | 65.9% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 298 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Dronfield Junior SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)400 m
- Dronfield Infant SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade400 m
- Dronfield Stonelow Junior SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade. 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)490 m
- Holmesdale Infant SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade570 m
- Lenthall Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, October 2023760 m
- Northfield Junior SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, February 2024. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in North East Derbyshire
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).