Secondary
Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School
Green Lane, Dronfield, S18 2FZ
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1810 of 1809 places
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
Ofsted
Last inspected July 2023
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Quality of educationGood
- Sixth formOutstanding
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
November 2021
Ungraded inspection
Outstanding
Read the report (opens in a new tab)
GCSE results
53%
50.0
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 50 |
| EBacc average point score | 4.6 |
| Entered the EBacc | 54% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 74% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 53% |
| A level average points per entry | 36.49 |
| A level students | 181 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 62% |
| 22/23 | 57% |
| 23/24 | 56% |
| 24/25 | 53% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 41.4 |
| 22/23 | 38.5 |
| 23/24 | 34.9 |
| 24/25 | 36.5 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | +0.10 |
| 22/23 | -0.02 |
| 23/24 | +0.08 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 53.4 |
| 22/23 | 50.2 |
| 23/24 | 50.9 |
| 24/25 | 50.0 |
Green Lane, Dronfield, S18 2FZ
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Derbyshire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Martyn Cooper
- Address
- Green Lane, Dronfield, S18 2FZ
- Telephone
- 01246412372