Dallimore Primary & Nursery School

DerbyshireCommunity school

Dallimore Road, Kirk Hallam, Ilkeston, DE7 4GZ

Headteacher: Mr Matthew GotheridgeSchool website ↗Pupils: 358 (capacity: 315)
Ofsted Good
Inspected September 2023
Oversubscribed
94% of first-choice applicants offered a place
63%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected September 2023
94%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 27 September 2023Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
63.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
0.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 74%·Writing 74%·Maths 88%All three 63%
Reading
Expected74%
Exceeding19%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected74%
Exceeding7%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected88%
Exceeding19%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
45
How many families wanted this school first?
48
How many got their first choice?
45of 48 (93.8%)
How many applied in total?
78

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
51.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
0.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
23.0%
Boys and girls
47%girls·53%boys
168 girls, 190 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 68% (2023/24), currently 63%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1649.0%11.0%-1.4+1.8+0.9
2016/1751.0%3.0%-2.1-0.1+0.6
2017/1867.0%6.0%+3.7-0.9+4.2
2018/1950.0%4.0%-0.7-1.7+0.7
2022/2357.0%6.0%+0.3+2.0+2.1
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2024/2563.0%0.0%---