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EnglandEast MidlandsDerbyDE23 6NLDale Community Primary School
Primary

Dale Community Primary School

Primary

Derby · Derby · DE23 6NL http://dale.derby.sch.uk

Pupils
549
cap. 556
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
53%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
549
Pupils · 2024/25
73%
EAL · 2024/25
25%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
53%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
549
Pupils · 2024/25
73%
EAL · 2024/25
25%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 18/10/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityDerby
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Dale Community Primary School · Primary · Derby

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
53%
+7pp
68%51%33%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 53%
RWM higher standard
8%
+2pp
8%5%1%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
59%
Reading higher standard
14%
Writing expected standard
60%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
64%
Maths higher standard
24%
Science expected standard
69%
SPAG expected standard
56%
SPAG higher standard
19%
Reading scaled score
102.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
549
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
73%
FSM eligible
60%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
25%

Contact

Address
Porter Road, Derby, DE23 6NL
Local authority
Derby
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2553%8%59%14%60%13%64%24%69%56%102.0104.0103.015%549
2023/2446%6%56%18%62%9%61%18%78%66%102.0103.0103.014%549
2022/2333%1%46%7%46%1%74%17%67%60%100.0104.0102.0-5.30-3.90-0.9010%549
2018/1968%1%73%13%79%18%83%27%81%77%103.0105.0104.0-1.10+0.60+1.7018%550
2017/1865%6%69%24%73%19%77%18%71%70%103.0104.0103.0-2.30-2.10-0.9020%540
2016/1744%8%56%13%56%13%76%19%74%74%102.0105.0105.0-0.70-0.90+2.6023%547

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2554921.315%73%60%8%25%
2023/2454923.114%77%50%7%22%
2022/2354922.510%78%48%9%34%
2021/2255719.413%77%45%9%34%
2020/2154121.914%77%44%
2018/1955023.618%74%38%5%14%
2017/1854021.620%73%37%4%11%
2016/1754729.123%65%35%5%12%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.