Dale Community Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 17 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
5 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Derby
Unique reference
112720
Address
Porter Road, DE23 6NL

Pupils

Number of Pupils
549 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
47.2%
Girls
52.8%
First language not English
73.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
59%
Persistent absence
23.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.8%
Pupil ethnicities
Pakistani 65.8%
Gypsy/Roma 9.1%
Other White 6%
Other 5.6%
Mixed 4.5%
Indian 2.6%
African 2.6%
White British 1.8%
Bangladeshi 1.6%
Other Asian 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell below average-5.3
WritingWell below average-3.9
MathsAverage-0.9
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 46%
Local authority average 54%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 6%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 102
Local authority average 104
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 103
Local authority average 103
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Dale Community Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
69
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
61
2nd preference
31
3rd preference
27
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
61
2nd preference
6
3rd preference
2
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes26.1
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher25.1
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher26.9
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
75
40
35
Year 1
75
35
40
Year 2
76
35
41
Year 3
81
34
47
Year 4
81
38
43
Year 5
80
38
42
Year 6
81
39
42
Year 2024-2025

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