Academy converter · Derbyshire

Dovedale Primary School

4–11Ages
395Pupils
PrimaryPhase
141540URN

Dovedale Avenue, Long Eaton, Nottingham, NG10 3HU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

0.4 above Derbyshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Derbyshire

117 applications for 49 places · 40th of 184 in Derbyshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

65%met the expected standard

Derbyshire 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 7 February 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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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

2.4applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Derbyshire median (2.0) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

117 applications · 49 places offered · 49 named it first

2026 2.4; Derbyshire median median 2.0
2025 2.5; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2024 2.4; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2023 2.5; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2022 2.7; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2021 2.5; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2020 2.9; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2019 2.3; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2018 2.9; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2017 2.5; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2016 2.7; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2015 2.4; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2014 2.3; Derbyshire median median 2.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Derbyshire median in 12 of 12 years.

This school
Derbyshire median

Dashed bars: as Dovedale Primary School (URN 112700), the previous school.

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	49	117	2.4	49	1.00
Sep 2025	49	120	2.5	49	1.00
Sep 2024	50	120	2.4	50	1.00
Sep 2023	55	136	2.5	54	0.98
Sep 2022	51	137	2.7	49	0.96
Sep 2021	60	152	2.5	65	1.08
Sep 2020	59	173	2.9	66	1.12
Sep 2019	60	140	2.3	55	0.92
Sep 2018	46	132	2.9	43	0.93
Sep 2017	58	142	2.5	49	0.84
Sep 2016	60	161	2.7	62	1.03
Sep 2015	57	135	2.4	48	0.84
Sep 2014 *	56	128	2.3	41	0.73

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 81% · Maths 77% → all three 65% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard65%105th of 245 in Derbyshire

Derbyshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Derbyshire 76% England 78%

Higher standard35%

Derbyshire 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard81%

Derbyshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Derbyshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard77%

Derbyshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard31%

Derbyshire 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

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Derbyshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	65%	2%	106	105
2023/24	64%	0%	105	104
2022/23	65%	8%	105	105

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

Dovedale Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Sawley Infant and Nursery School
0.8 km · Derbyshire

Good2024

1.7applications per place
Sawley Junior School
0.8 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2023

60%met the SATs standard
Parklands Infant and Nursery School
1.3 km · Derbyshire

Standards maintained2025

2.9applications per place
Harrington Junior School
1.4 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2022

57%met the SATs standard
Firfield Primary School
1.4 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Brooklands Primary School
1.5 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Laurence CofE Primary School
1.5 km · Derbyshire

Good2021

3.6applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy
1.6 km · Derbyshire

2025

1.7applications per place 81%met the SATs standard

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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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141540 · 830/2363
Trust: One Academy Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 395 on roll
Free school meals: 16.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 November 2014
Replaced: Dovedale Primary School (URN 112700)
Address: Dovedale Avenue, Long Eaton, Nottingham, NG10 3HU
Local authority: Derbyshire · Erewash

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