Dore Primary School

Dore Primary School is a happy, well-run community primary where pupils feel proud and safe, behave well and are generally well prepared for the next stage of their education. Inspectors found strong provision across the key areas, including early years, reading and phonics, personal development, behaviour and leadership, with effective safeguarding arrangements. Pupils benefit from a broad range of experiences, outdoor learning and a personal, social and health education curriculum that prepares them well for life beyond school.

Strengths

• Pupils are proud, happy and feel safe at school
• Behaviour is good, with pupils living the school values of being ready, safe and respectful
• Most pupils achieve well and are ready for the next stage of their education
• Early years provision gives children a flying start and builds strong reading and phonics
• Well-trained staff provide effective additional phonics support and catch-up lessons
• Pupils develop a love of reading and talk confidently about choosing books
• A broad range of visits, residential trips and outdoor learning enriches pupils’ experiences
• Personal, social and health education prepares pupils well for life, including safety, finances and careers
• Pupils are tolerant, accepting and value everyone in school
• The Dore Democrats give pupils a meaningful voice in school development
• Parents value clear communication and opportunities to engage with school
• Governors are skilled, well informed and support leaders effectively
• Staff feel well supported and are proud to work at the school
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective

Areas for Improvement

• In some subjects, key knowledge and skills are not identified clearly enough, weakening curriculum implementation and depth of pupil recall
• For some pupils with SEND, identification of needs and support are not refined enough, making it harder for staff to adapt learning and evaluate progress
• Religious education does not consistently help pupils remember and build on prior learning about other faiths and cultures
• Some pupils’ learning about other faiths and cultures lacks depth

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 Dore Primary School attended 97.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 3.0% 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, 0.2% of pupils at Dore Primary 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 Dore Primary School had 25.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.3% 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, 12.6% of pupils at Dore Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.3% 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 Dore Primary School received £6,070 and spent £6,078 for each of its 472 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £88,000 (£186 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 Dore Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Dore Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2025.

When was Dore Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Dore Primary School was last inspected in May 2025.

How many pupils does Dore Primary School have?

Dore Primary School has 484 pupils on roll.

What age range does Dore Primary School cover?

Dore Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Dore Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 82% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Dore Primary School?

Dore Primary School is at Furniss Avenue, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S17 3QP.