Dunston Primary and Nursery Academy | School performance

31%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

255

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

31%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

255

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

31%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

255

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 22/06/2022

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityDerbyshire

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio16.6:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Dunston Primary and Nursery Academy · Primary · Derbyshire

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard

31%

-9pp

68%50%31%

'19'23'24'25

'25 · 31%

RWM higher standard

+7pp

10%5%0%

'19'23'24'25

'25 · 9%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

49%

Reading higher standard

14%

Writing expected standard

57%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

51%

Maths higher standard

17%

Science expected standard

51%

SPAG expected standard

34%

SPAG higher standard

11%

Reading scaled score

100.0

Maths scaled score

101.0

GPS scaled score

99.0

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

255

Pupil : teacher ratio

16.6

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

60%

SEN

22%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

16%

Contact

Address

Dunston Lane, Newbold, Chesterfield, S41 8EY

Local authority

Derbyshire

Website

www.dunston.derbyshire.sch.uk

Telephone

01246450601

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	31%	9%	49%	14%	57%	9%	51%	17%	51%	34%	100.0	101.0	99.0	—	—	—	22%	255
2023/24	40%	2%	56%	9%	70%	2%	63%	9%	79%	47%	101.0	101.0	100.0	—	—	—	21%	281
2022/23	44%	0%	53%	13%	59%	9%	59%	0%	44%	59%	101.0	100.0	100.0	-4.30	-2.30	-4.30	18%	298
2018/19	68%	10%	71%	16%	77%	26%	77%	10%	81%	74%	103.0	104.0	106.0	-0.90	+2.30	-1.10	16%	298
2017/18	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	—	New school

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	255	18.1	22%	8%	60%	6%	16%
2023/24	281	21.9	21%	6%	56%	8%	23%
2022/23	298	23.3	18%	6%	55%	7%	25%
2021/22	297	20.6	17%	5%	46%	8%	28%
2020/21	294	17.6	18%	4%	42%	—	—
2018/19	298	21.8	16%	4%	38%	4%	9%
2017/18	—	—	—	—	—	4%	8%