OFSTED
15 October 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Nottingham
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
288
274 full-time ·
14 part-time
Female pupils
128
44.4% of pupils
Male pupils
160
55.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
17.6 pts
above England
School
42.4%
Nottingham
36.9%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
9.9 pts
above England
School
30.2%
Nottingham
36.7%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.4 pts
above England
School
1.4%
Nottingham
0.7%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
56.3%
162
African
9.0%
26
Any other Asian background
7.6%
22
Indian
4.9%
14
Any other Mixed background
4.2%
12
Any other ethnic group
4.2%
12
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
23.3%
67 of
288 pupils
2.4 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.0 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.6 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
27.0%
33.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
50.0%
Reading
23.8 pts below England
School
50.0%
Nottingham
69.4%
East Midlands
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
60.0%
Writing
10.3 pts below England
School
60.0%
Nottingham
68.5%
East Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
33.0%
Maths
39.0 pts below England
School
33.0%
Nottingham
68.8%
East Midlands
71.5%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.38%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.16 pts
higher than
England
School
7.38%
Nottingham
6.82%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
16.31%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.50 pts
higher than
England
School
16.31%
Nottingham
18.73%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.84%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.03 pts
higher than
England
School
2.84%
Nottingham
2.30%
East Midlands
1.72%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
77.8%
10.3 pts
below England
Dovecote Primary and Nursery School
77.8%
Nottingham
94.7%
East Midlands
86.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.