Unstone St Mary's Nursery & Infant School
Community primary school in Dronfield (Derbyshire).
Ofsted
Good
last graded, 2024
Early years (EYFS)
Good
Ofsted, May 2024
Attendance rate
93.3%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
17.8
▼ 2.9 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
32.0%
▲ 7pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
SEN support
32.0%
▲ 17pp England 2025/26: 15.4%
2025/26
Capacity
102%
50 / 49 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Teacher turnover
50.0%
▲ 36pp England 2024/25: 14.5% (primary schools)
2024/25
Enrichment found on the school website
4Clubs and activitiesfound on the website
5Programmesteaching and wellbeing approaches
1Awards and marksnamed by the school
By areaiFound on the school website by WhatSchool, March 2026. Not verified; the school website is the authority. Counts show what a website mentions, not how much a school offers.
- 4 Sports and active
- 1 STEM and digital
- 1 Academic support
- 1 Life skills and outdoor
- 2 Other
Clubs, activities and programmes
9 listediActivities are as listed on the school website. Programme descriptions are Governance Register summaries; where none is given, WhatSchool's category is shown. Found on the school website by WhatSchool, March 2026. Not verified; the school website is the authority.Scroll sideways for more
| Activity | Type | Area | About |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dance | Club | Sports and active | - |
| Fencing | Club | Sports and active | - |
| Football | Club | Sports and active | - |
| Gymnastics | Club | Sports and active | - |
| Forest School | Programme | Life skills and outdoor | Regular outdoor learning sessions in a woodland or natural setting. |
| Oak National Academy | Programme | Other | Free lesson resources from Oak National Academy. |
| Read Write Inc (RWI) | Programme | Academic support | Phonics programme for teaching early reading and writing. |
| Twinkl | Programme | Other | Curriculum |
| White Rose Maths | Programme | STEM and digital | Maths schemes of work and resources. |
Guides for parents
All guides- Forest School: what it is and how to check a schoolWhat Forest School means, how it differs from outdoor learning, and what to ask.
- School uniform: costs, rules and helpThe new limit on branded items from September 2026, what schools must do, and where to get help.