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Dovedale Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Dovedale Avenue, Long Eaton, Nottingham NG10 3HU · dovedaleprimaryschool.co.uk · 0115 973 5984
On the mapSearch near NG10 3HU
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 65%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Derbyshire 59%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 395
- 94% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 16.2%
- First language not English
- 3.8%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- One Academy Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 49 families put the school first and 49 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 | 49 | 49 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 49 | 49 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 50 | 50 | 1 | 98% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 55 | 54 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 51 | 49 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 65% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% the higher standard. Across Derbyshire it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲65% | 62% | ||
| ▼2% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Dovedale Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 7 February 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 7 Feb 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Mar 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Jan 2010Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (13 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 13
- 3% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 31% who had a child bullied