Dunston Primary and Nursery Academy

State-Funded School

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East MidlandsRegion

DerbyshireLocal Authority

ChesterfieldConstituency

S41 8EYPostcode

1.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Dunston Primary and Nursery Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Derbyshire, East Midlands.

It currently serves 227 pupils. Dunston Primary and Nursery Academy is part of MINERVA LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 40%
Higher standard: 2%
Reading score: 101
Maths score: 101

Ethnicity

White

86%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Pupils

227

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

53%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 227
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: MINERVA LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
5 May 2025	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Not judged
25 Sept 2022	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
9 Jun 2016	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.