Dovedale Primary School is a mixed primary academy in Nottingham, Derbyshire County Council, teaching 395 pupils aged 4 to 11. Ofsted rated it Good at its last graded inspection in February 2023. In 2024–2025, 65% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%). The 2026–2027 school year runs from 4 September 2026 to 26 July 2027.

Ofsted inspection

The latest published Ofsted judgement for Dovedale Primary School.

Latest inspection
Good Overall effectiveness
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour & attitudesGood
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership & managementGood
Early yearsGood
S5 Inspection · Inspected 7 Feb 2023 · Published 28 Mar 2023
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Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate

Term dates & holidays 2026–2027

Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Dovedale Primary School.

Dovedale Primary School term dates calendar 2026–2027
Official term-dates calendar · 2026–2027 · source

Interactive Calendar

September 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 4 INSET days
  • 4–30 Autumn Term
October 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–23 Autumn Term
November 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 2 INSET days
  • 2–30 Autumn Term
December 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–18 Autumn Term
January 2027
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 4–31 Spring Term
February 2027
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
  • 1–12 Spring Term
  • 22–28 Spring Term
March 2027
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–25 Spring Term
April 2027
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 12–30 Summer Term
May 2027
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–28 Summer Term
  • 3 Bank Holiday
  • 28 INSET days
June 2027
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 7–30 Summer Term
July 2027
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–26 Summer Term
  • 2 INSET days
  • 26 INSET days

Key dates (2026–2027)

  • INSET days Sep 4, 2026 Inset Day
  • Autumn Term Sep 4, 2026-Oct 23, 2026 Term
  • INSET days Nov 2, 2026 Inset Day
  • Autumn Term Nov 2, 2026-Dec 18, 2026 Term
  • Spring Term Jan 4, 2027-Feb 12, 2027 Term
  • Spring Term Feb 22, 2027-Mar 25, 2027 Term
  • Summer Term Apr 12, 2027-May 28, 2027 Term
  • Bank Holiday May 3, 2027 Bank Holiday
  • INSET days May 28, 2027 Inset Day
  • Summer Term Jun 7, 2027-Jul 26, 2027 Term
  • INSET days Jul 2, 2027 Inset Day
  • INSET days Jul 26, 2027 Inset Day

Exam results & performance

DfE performance tables Official results, 2024–2025 GOV.UK ↗
65% Expected standard at KS2 England 62%
6.2% Persistent absence England 17.8% Top 13%

The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Dovedale Primary School with Derbyshire County Council and England.

Key stage 2 (end of primary) 65% Expected standard in reading, writing & maths

How Year 6 pupils did in the national tests.

This school Derbyshire County Council England

Expected standard in reading, writing & maths · The headline primary measure 65%
Derbyshire County Council 59% England 62% +3 vs England
Average reading scaled score · 100 = expected standard 106
Derbyshire County Council 105 England 106 in line with England
Average maths scaled score · 100 = expected standard 105
Derbyshire County Council 104 England 105 in line with England
Pupils in the year group · Small cohorts swing wildly 52
Attendance 6.2% Persistently absent pupils

Absence across the whole school year.

This school Derbyshire County Council England

Persistently absent pupils · Missed 10%+ of sessions; lower is better 6.2%
Derbyshire County Council 15.7% England 17.8% -11.6 vs England
Overall absence · Lower is better 3.5%
Derbyshire County Council 6.5% England 6.8% -3.2 vs England
About this data source & caveats

Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.

We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.

Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Dovedale Primary School. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.

Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Location & catchment area

Indicative catchment Other primary schools

Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Dovedale Primary School than to any other primary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.