Dovecote Primary and Nursery School is a primary school located in Nottingham. 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 28/02/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are above average, progress in reading is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.3%, which is 1.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Greencroft, Nottingham

School Information

Address: Greencroft, Nottingham, NG11 8EY
Website: www.dovecote.nottingham.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01159152953
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Nottingham
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Ruth Guy-Clark
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 134841

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 28/02/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 392
Number of Boys: 200
Number of Girls: 192

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -1.4 to 2
Writing
Above Average: 1.9 Confidence interval 0.3 to 3.4
Maths
Above Average: 2 Confidence interval 0.5 to 3.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:57%
England Average:65%

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

School:4%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Dovecote Primary and Nursery School
Greencroft, NG11 8EY 		0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Glapton Academy
Glapton Lane, Clifton NG11 8EA 		944 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Blessed Robert Widmerpool Catholic Primary and Nursery School
Listowel Crescent, Clifton NG11 9BH 		1,512 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Whitegate Primary and Nursery School
Middle Fell Way, Clifton Estate NG11 9JQ 		1,571 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Milford Academy
Dungannon Road, Clifton Estate NG11 9BT 		1,574 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
1out of 4Farnborough Spencer Academy
Farnborough Road, NG11 8JW 		656 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Becket School
The Becket Way, Wilford Lane NG2 7QY 		2,462 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4The West Bridgford School
Loughborough Road, West Bridgford NG2 7FA 		2,719 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Nottingham Emmanuel School
Gresham Park Road, NG2 7YF 		3,090 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Nethergate Academy
Swansdowne Drive, Clifton NG11 8HX 		1,027 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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