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Dale Community Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Community school
Porter Road, Derby DE23 6NL · dale.derby.sch.uk · 01332 760070
On the mapSearch near DE23 6NL
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 53%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Derby 57%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 545
- 98% of 556 places
- Local authority
- Derby
- Free school meals
- 55.8%
- First language not English
- 75%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 57 families put the school first and 59 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 59 | 57 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 69 | 61 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 73 | 69 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 66 | 60 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 71 | 63 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 53% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% the higher standard. Across Derby it was 57%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼53% | 62% | ||
| ●8% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼102 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 18 October 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Dale Community Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 17 Oct 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective May 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jan 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (16 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 16
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 44% who had a child bullied