Dovecote Primary and Nursery School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Requires improvement Oct 15 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 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
- Nottingham
- Unique reference
- 134841
- Address
- Greencroft, Clifton, NG11 8EY
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 314 (79% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.1%
- Girls
- 45.9%
- First language not English
- 24.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 43.9%
- Persistent absence
- 17.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.4%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Other | 4.1% |
| African | 6.7% |
| Other Asian | 9.9% |
| Mixed | 10.3% |
| White British | 59.9% |
| Indian | 2.5% |
| Other White | 2.2% |
| Other Black | 1.6% |
| Pakistani | 1.3% |
| Irish Traveller | 0.6% |
| Bangladeshi | 0.3% |
| Caribbean | 0.3% |
| Unclassified | 0.3% |
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage1.5
WritingBelow average-1.8
MathsBelow average-2.1
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
| Area | Percentage |
|---|---|
| School | 27% |
| Local authority average | 61% |
| England average | 62% |
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
| Area | Percentage |
|---|---|
| School | 0% |
| Local authority average | 6% |
| England average | 8% |
Average score in reading
| Area | Average score |
|---|---|
| School | 100 |
| Local authority average | 104 |
| England average | 106 |
Average score in maths
| Area | Average score |
|---|---|
| School | 96 |
| Local authority average | 104 |
| England average | 105 |
Admissions
Dovecote Primary and Nursery School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 22
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 22
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 5
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 22
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 23 12 11 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 7 4 3 |
| Reception, Full-time | 29 19 10 |
| Year 1 | 41 21 20 |
| Year 2 | 24 15 9 |
| Year 3 | 29 14 15 |
| Year 4 | 56 29 27 |
| Year 5 | 53 31 22 |
| Year 6 | 52 25 27 |