Community school · Nottingham

Dunkirk Primary and Nursery School

3–11Ages
337Pupils
PrimaryPhase
122416URN

Marlborough Street, Dunkirk, Nottingham, NG7 2LE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodApr 2015

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

close to Nottingham median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Nottingham

53 applications for 33 places · 47th of 72 in Nottingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%met the expected standard

Nottingham 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodApr 2015

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2024

Inspection history

6 June 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
29 April 2015
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.6applications per place, Reception

close to Nottingham median (1.8) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

53 applications · 33 places offered · 22 named it first

2026 1.6; Nottingham median median 1.8
2025 1.6; Nottingham median median 1.9
2024 1.6; Nottingham median median 1.8
2023 1.9; Nottingham median median 1.8
2022 1.6; Nottingham median median 1.8
2021 1.7; Nottingham median median 1.9
2020 1.4; Nottingham median median 2.0
2019 1.8; Nottingham median median 2.1
2018 2.1; Nottingham median median 2.3
2017 2.3; Nottingham median median 2.3
2016 2.2; Nottingham median median 2.3
2015 2.4; Nottingham median median 2.2
2014 1.5; Nottingham median median 2.2

This school
Nottingham median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	33	53	1.6	22	0.67
Sep 2025	38	60	1.6	26	0.68
Sep 2024	36	57	1.6	23	0.64
Sep 2023	31	58	1.9	22	0.71
Sep 2022	32	52	1.6	20	0.63
Sep 2021	33	57	1.7	22	0.67
Sep 2020	55	75	1.4	28	0.51
Sep 2019	44	79	1.8	30	0.68
Sep 2018	48	101	2.1	37	0.77
Sep 2017	59	136	2.3	62	1.05
Sep 2016	60	130	2.2	59	0.98
Sep 2015	59	142	2.4	66	1.12
Sep 2014	68	103	1.5	47	0.69

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 69% · Maths 91% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%22nd of 73 in Nottingham

Nottingham 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

Nottingham 75% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Nottingham 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard69%

Nottingham 75% England 75%

Greater depth22%

Nottingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard91%

Nottingham 75% England 77%

Higher standard38%

Nottingham 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Nottingham median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	69%	11%	105	107
2023/24	78%	16%	108	108
2022/23	69%	9%	105	107

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Dunkirk Primary and Nursery SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2024

1.6applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Edna G. Olds Academy
1.2 km · Nottingham

Standards maintained2025

3.0applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Victoria Primary School
1.6 km · Nottingham

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
South Wilford Endowed CofE Primary School
1.7 km · Nottingham

Good2022

1.6applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
St Patrick's Catholic Primary and Nursery School
1.7 km · Nottingham

2026

2.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Middleton Primary and Nursery School
1.9 km · Nottingham

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Southwold Primary School and Early Years' Centre
2.0 km · Nottingham

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.5applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Radford Primary School Academy
2.0 km · Nottingham

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Welbeck Primary School
2.1 km · Nottingham

Good2022

1.7applications per place 84%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 122416 · 892/2061
Capacity: 410 pupils · 337 on roll
Free school meals: 35.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Marlborough Street, Dunkirk, Nottingham, NG7 2LE
Local authority: Nottingham

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources