Dovecote Primary and Nursery School

Primary · Nottingham · NG11 8EY · URN 134841

Ofsted: not publishedLast inspected 2024-10-15Cohort 288

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 52

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 79 schools in Nottingham

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
27%
Nottingham 58.4%England 61%
31.4 percentage points below the area average of 58.4
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
0%
Nottingham 6.4%England 8%
6.4 percentage points below the area average of 6.4
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
100
Nottingham 104.28England 105
4.3 below the area average of 104.3
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
96
Nottingham 103.92England 105
7.9 below the area average of 103.9
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
99
Nottingham 104.55England 105
5.5 below the area average of 104.6
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
10%
Nottingham 27.2%England 32%
17.2 percentage points below the area average of 27.2
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
50%
Nottingham 69.4%
19.4 percentage points below the area average of 69.4
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
60%
Nottingham 68.5%
8.5 percentage points below the area average of 68.5
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
33%
Nottingham 68.8%
35.8 percentage points below the area average of 68.8
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
52
Nottingham 48
4 above the area average of 48
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Nottingham	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	27% Nottingham 58.4%England 61%	31.4 percentage points below the area average of 58.4	34 percentage points below the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	0% Nottingham 6.4%England 8%	6.4 percentage points below the area average of 6.4	8 percentage points below the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	100 Nottingham 104.28England 105	4.3 below the area average of 104.3	5 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	96 Nottingham 103.92England 105	7.9 below the area average of 103.9	9 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	99 Nottingham 104.55England 105	5.5 below the area average of 104.6	6 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	10% Nottingham 27.2%England 32%	17.2 percentage points below the area average of 27.2	22 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	50% Nottingham 69.4%	19.4 percentage points below the area average of 69.4	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	60% Nottingham 68.5%	8.5 percentage points below the area average of 68.5	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	33% Nottingham 68.8%	35.8 percentage points below the area average of 68.8	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	52 Nottingham 48	4 above the area average of 48	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Nottingham · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 26.3 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 30.2% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 44.5% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 19.8% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 9pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 10% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 0% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 20.4pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 27% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 75.1% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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