Dunston Primary and Nursery Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Requires improvement Mar 18 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Unique reference
- 145250
- Address
- Dunston Lane, Newbold, S41 8EY
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 255 (84% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.5%
- Girls
- 47.5%
- First language not English
- 7.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 53.3%
- Persistent absence
- 18.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.1%
White British 83.5%
Mixed 5.2%
Other White 3.9%
Other 3.1%
Other Asian 1.6%
Other Black 1.2%
Pakistani 0.8%
African 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingWell below average-4.3
WritingBelow average-2.3
MathsWell below average-4.3
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 40%
Local authority average 58%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 2%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 101
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 101
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Dunston Primary and Nursery Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 24
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 22
- 2nd preference
- 17
- 3rd preference
- 14
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 22
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 23 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 10 7 3 |
| Reception, Full-time | 24 11 13 |
| Year 1 | 44 21 23 |
| Year 2 | 33 17 16 |
| Year 3 | 38 20 18 |
| Year 4 | 44 23 21 |
| Year 5 | 28 17 11 |
| Year 6 | 34 18 16 |