Dallimore Primary & Nursery School

About Dallimore Primary & Nursery School

Dallimore Primary & Nursery School sits within the Derbyshire local authority, in the borough of Erewash, and is one of 353 primary schools across the county. In the most recent local rankings based on Key Stage 2 results, it placed 76th, putting it comfortably in the top quarter of Derbyshire primaries. The school’s ranking score of 68 places it behind the three top-performing peers in the area — Wessington Primary School, Redhill Primary School, and Longford CofE Primary School, each of which achieved a perfect score of 100. Still, Dallimore’s position is respectable for a school that serves a community with 44.7% of pupils eligible for free school meals, well above the national average. The school is led by headteacher Matthew Gotheridge and caters for children aged 2 to 11, with an on-site nursery. It is a mixed, non-religious state school, and its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023 rated it Good across every category, including behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and early years provision.

Academically, Dallimore’s Key Stage 2 results from the 2023/24 academic year show solid performance. 68% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths combined, which is nine percentage points above the Derbyshire local authority average of 59%. In reading and maths individually, 84% of pupils reached the expected standard in each subject, while 75% did so in writing. At the higher standard, 43% of pupils achieved in maths, 30% in reading, and none in writing or the combined measure. Average scaled scores were 108 in both reading and maths, matching the national average of 100. Progress scores are not available in the data, so it is not possible to say how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points. The school’s Ofsted report from September 2023 confirms that the quality of education, early years provision, and leadership and management are all Good, with no areas requiring improvement.

The school is oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, it received 78 applications for 45 places, with 48 first-preference applications and 45 first-preference offers, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.73. Facilities include a sensory room, library, gymnasium, dining hall, playing fields, and a chapel. Sports offered are football, rounders, cricket, and cross country, while clubs include art, drama, film, and book club. The school has a dedicated SEND provision, supporting pupils with moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. This, combined with the nursery provision and the school’s strong but not elite academic profile, makes Dallimore a practical choice for local families who want a well-regarded community primary with good results and a broad range of support, particularly those living within the Erewash catchment area.

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