Dovecote Primary and Nursery School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 27 2019 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
- 361 (79% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.9%
- Girls
- 47.1%
- First language not English
- 20.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 45.4%
- Persistent absence
- 27.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.6%
White British 66.8%
Mixed 10.8%
Other Asian 7.5%
Other 3.6%
Indian 3%
African 3%
Other White 1.9%
Other Black 0.8%
Irish Traveller 0.6%
Pakistani 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
Caribbean 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
School 46%
Local authority average 58%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 99
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Dovecote Primary and Nursery School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 27
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 25
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 8
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 25
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.6 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 6 2 4 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 3 1 2 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 19 11 8 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 6 4 2 |
| Reception, Part-time | 18 9 9 |
| Reception, Full-time | 27 13 14 |
| Year 1 | 30 16 14 |
| Year 2 | 30 14 16 |
| Year 3 | 57 29 28 |
| Year 4 | 54 32 22 |
| Year 5 | 52 26 26 |
| Year 6 | 59 34 25 |