Dalestorth Primary and Nursery School

Dalestorth Primary and Nursery School is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating in all inspection areas. The school has maintained a positive environment where pupils develop strong relationships with peers and adults alike. The leadership team has set high expectations for pupils, which is evident in their 'busy bee' values, promoting honesty, bravery, individuality, and friendship. However, the school has transitioned from an outstanding previous inspection to this routine inspection after several years, which positions them within a new context of evaluation and improvement.

Strengths

• Positive relationships among pupils and staff
• Engaging and effective phonics programme
• Well-planned curriculum across all subjects
• Strong support for pupils with SEND
• High expectations for pupils' behaviour and attitudes
• Ambitious leadership with a focus on pupil welfare
• Vibrant early years provision

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils are not reading fluently yet due to early implementation of the phonics programme
• In a few subjects, some pupils struggle to recall what they have learned
• Targets for pupils with SEND are not consistently reviewed and updated

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Dalestorth Primary and Nursery School attended 95.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Dalestorth Primary and Nursery School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Dalestorth Primary and Nursery School had 24.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 7.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 12.9% of pupils at Dalestorth Primary and Nursery School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Dalestorth Primary and Nursery School received £6,742 and spent £6,835 for each of its 345 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £126,000 (-£366 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Dalestorth Primary and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Dalestorth Primary and Nursery School is Good, from an inspection in December 2022.

When was Dalestorth Primary and Nursery School last inspected by Ofsted?

Dalestorth Primary and Nursery School was last inspected in December 2022.

How many pupils does Dalestorth Primary and Nursery School have?

Dalestorth Primary and Nursery School has 356 pupils on roll.

What age range does Dalestorth Primary and Nursery School cover?

Dalestorth Primary and Nursery School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Dalestorth Primary and Nursery School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 43% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Dalestorth Primary and Nursery School?

Dalestorth Primary and Nursery School is at Hill Crescent, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 4JA.