Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School
About the school
Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School is an open secondary school in Derbyshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 11 July 2023
- Published
- 27 September 2023
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Good
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Outstanding
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 50
- Derbyshire
- 45
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Derbyshire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 52.60%
- Derbyshire
- 42.90%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 73.70%
- Derbyshire
- 65.10%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 54.30%
- Derbyshire
- 29.80%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.6
- Derbyshire
- 3.92
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- B-
Average A-level points
- School
- 36.49
AAB or better
- School
- 22.60%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1854
Girls
51.56%
Boys
48.44%
SEN support
15.37%
Education, health and care plan
3.51%
English as an additional language
2.00%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
19.68%
Overall absence
8.52
Persistent absence
21.99
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
292
Sustained education or employment
95%
Education
88%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
3%
Not sustained
3%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
148
Sustained education or employment
92%
Higher education
61%
Further education
1%
Apprenticeship
10%
Employment
19%