Dunston Primary and Nursery Academy is a primary school located in Chesterfield. 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 12/05/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.2%, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Dunston Lane, Chesterfield

School Information

Address: Dunston Lane, Chesterfield, S41 8EY
Website: www.dunston.derbyshire.sch.uk
Telephone: 01246450601
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Derbyshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Fiona O'Hara
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 145250

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 12/05/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 270
Number of Pupils: 294
Number of Boys: 156
Number of Girls: 138

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -3.2 to 1.4
Writing
Above Average: 2.3 Confidence interval 0.2 to 4.3
Maths
Average: -1.1 Confidence interval -3 to 0.9

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:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dunston Primary and Nursery Academy
Dunston Lane , Newbold S41 8EY 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Newbold CofE Primary School
Cranborne Road , Newbold S41 8PF 		3out of 4 550 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Cavendish Junior School
Edmund Street , Newbold Moor S41 8TD 		3out of 4 1,047 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Highfield Hall Primary School
Highfield Hall Primary School, Highfield Lane , S41 8AZ 		3out of 4 1,168 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Whittington Moor Nursery and Infant Academy
Scarsdale Road , Whittington Moor S41 8NF 		3out of 4 1,310 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Newbold Road , Upper Newbold S41 8AG 		4out of 4 602 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Outwood Academy Newbold
Highfield Lane , Newbold S41 8BA 		3out of 4 1,075 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Whittington Green School
High Street , Old Whittington S41 9LG 		2out of 4 2,896 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chesterfield College
Infirmary Road , S41 7NG 		- not rated 2,669 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ashgate Croft School
Ashgate Road , S40 4BN 		4out of 4 2,120 yd Academy special converter No Mixed More About School
Holly House Special School
Church Street North , Old Whittington S41 9QR 		2out of 4 2,407 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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