Dale Community Primary School is a primary school located in Derby. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 09/05/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.2%, which is 1.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Porter Road, Derby

School Information

Address: Porter Road, Derby, DE23 6NL
Website: http://dale.derby.sch.uk
Telephone: 01332760070
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Derby
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Louise Foster
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 112720

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 09/05/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 556
Number of Pupils: 541
Number of Boys: 254
Number of Girls: 287

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.1 Confidence interval -2.5 to 0.4
Writing
Average: 0.6 Confidence interval -0.7 to 1.9
Maths
Above Average: 1.7 Confidence interval 0.4 to 2.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:68%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:1%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Stonehill Nursery School
Stonehill Road , DE23 6TJ
3out of 4 436 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Walbrook Nursery School
Middleton Street , DE23 8QJ
4out of 4 744 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Harrington Nursery School
Harrington Street , Peartree DE23 8PE
4out of 4 1,117 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Ashgate Nursery School
18 Stepping Lane , DE1 1GJ
3out of 4 2,138 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Central Community Nursery School
43 Nuns Street , DE1 3LR
3out of 4 2,471 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dale Community Primary School
Porter Road , DE23 6NL
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Hardwick Primary School
Dover Street , DE23 6QP
4out of 4 588 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Derby St Chad's CofE Nursery and Infant School
Gordon Road , DE23 6WR
2out of 4 640 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Firs Primary School
Raven Street , DE22 3WA
1out of 4 803 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Arboretum Primary School
Corden Street , DE23 8GP
3out of 4 844 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Derby Cathedral School
Great Northern Road , DE1 1LR
- not rated 1,824 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
UTC Derby Pride Park
Locomotive Way , DE24 8PU
- not rated 2,253 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
Derby Moor Spencer Academy
Moorway Lane , Littleover DE23 2FS
3out of 4 2,407 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Landau Forte College
Fox Street , DE1 2LF
4out of 4 2,668 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Littleover Community School
Pastures Hill , Littleover DE23 4BZ
4out of 4 2,914 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Derby College
The Roundhouse , Roundhouse Road DE24 8JE
- not rated 2,351 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Bemrose School
Uttoxeter New Road , DE22 3HU
3out of 4 1,545 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Normanton House School
Normanton House , Village Street DE23 8DF
- not rated 1,141 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Derby High School
Hillsway , Littleover DE23 3DT
- not rated 2,095 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Kingsmead School
Bridge Street , DE1 3LB
3out of 4 2,396 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Kingsmead School
Bridge Street , DE1 3LB
3out of 4 2,396 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ivy House School
Moorway Lane , Littleover DE23 2FS
- not rated 2,407 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.