OFSTED
11 July 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
17 November 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
19 January 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Derbyshire
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,810
1,810 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
910
50.3% of pupils
Male pupils
900
49.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.3 pts
below England
School
18.5%
North East Derbyshire
26.8%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.8 pts
below England
School
2.5%
North East Derbyshire
2.9%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.5 pts
below England
School
0.5%
North East Derbyshire
0.2%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
87.5%
1,584
Unclassified
2.8%
50
Any other White background
1.9%
35
White and Asian
1.7%
31
Any other Mixed background
1.2%
22
Any other Asian background
1.0%
18
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
13.0%
235 of
1,810 pupils
7.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.2 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.7 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
50.0
10.8 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.08 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
8.52%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.30 pts
higher than
England
School
8.52%
North East Derbyshire
5.11%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
21.99%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.17 pts
higher than
England
School
21.99%
North East Derbyshire
11.21%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.66%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.86 pts
higher than
England
School
3.66%
North East Derbyshire
0.98%
East Midlands
1.72%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
100.1%
7.7 pts
above England
Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School
100.1%
North East Derbyshire
95.2%
East Midlands
94.2%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.