Unstone St Mary's Nursery & Infant School, Dronfield

For September 2026 entry, 16 families put Unstone St Mary's Nursery & Infant School as their first choice and 28 named it as one of their preferences, for 17 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Unstone St Mary's Nursery & Infant School are Unstone Junior School (0.3 miles, Good, 78% reading, 78% maths); Dronfield Stonelow Junior School (1.3 miles, Good, 85% reading, 83% maths); Northfield Junior School (1.3 miles, Good, 100% reading, 89% maths); and Holmesdale Infant School (1.4 miles, Outstanding).

6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 16 pupils (32%) received SEN support and 3 (6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

Unstone St Mary's Nursery & Infant School had 4 teachers in 2026, one for every 9 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Dronfield Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Marys Church (adjacent), 50 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 12 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Derbyshire (50).

In 2024/25, Unstone St Mary's Nursery & Infant School issued 5 suspensions, 11.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Unstone St Mary's Nursery & Infant School are Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School (1.4 miles) and Whittington Green School (1.6 miles).