Dale Community Primary School

State-Funded School

dale-community-primary-school-derby-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

DerbyLocal Authority

Derby SouthConstituency

DE23 6NLPostcode

2.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Dale Community Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 5–11, located in Derby, East Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 545 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 46%
Higher standard: 6%
Reading score: 102
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

14%

Asian

72%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Pupils

545

Total Pupils

47%Boys

53%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

56%

England average

27%

First language not English

75%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 5 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 545
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 18 October 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
5 Jun 2014	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.