Dovecote Primary and Nursery School

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Dovecote Primary and Nursery School’s headline academic metric sits well below the Nottingham local authority average for primary schools. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 52% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a local authority average of 60%. That places the school 56th out of 72 primary schools in Nottingham, putting it in the bottom half of the city’s league table. The gap is most pronounced in maths, where 55% of pupils met the expected standard, and only 8% achieved a higher standard. Reading fares slightly better, with 68% reaching the expected level and 18% hitting the higher benchmark. Writing sits at 63% expected. The school’s Ofsted inspection in October 2024 rated overall effectiveness as not judged, but every individual category — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision — was graded as requires improvement. That’s a clear step down from its previous Good rating in 2019.

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