Dallimore Primary & Nursery School, Ilkeston

From the headteacher's welcome: "The staff and I are committed to providing every child with a rich, rewarding, and enjoyable educational experience throughout their time with us. We believe that education is most successful when schools and families work together in partnership, and we greatly value the important role parents and carers play in supporting their children's learning and development."

In 2025, 74% of Year 6 pupils at Dallimore Primary & Nursery School reached the expected standard in reading and 88% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 73% in Derbyshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 84% in reading and 84% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 45 families put Dallimore Primary & Nursery School as their first choice and 81 named it as one of their preferences, for 45 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. 2 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Dallimore Primary & Nursery School are Ladywood Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 65% reading, 65% maths); Hallam Fields Junior School (0.6 miles, Good, 67% reading, 61% maths); St Thomas Catholic Voluntary Academy (0.8 miles, Good, 82% reading, 85% maths); and Field House Infant School (0.9 miles, Good).

Dallimore Primary & Nursery School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

43.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 1.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 80 pupils (22.2%) received SEN support and 14 (3.9%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a moderate learning difficulty.

Dallimore Primary & Nursery School had 21 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Ilkeston Rail Station, about 2 miles away in a straight line.

17 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Goodwood Crescent (opposite), 70 metres away.

In 2024/25, Dallimore Primary & Nursery School issued 24 suspensions, 6.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Dallimore Primary & Nursery School are Kirk Hallam Community Academy (0.7 miles), Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy (0.7 miles) and Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy (1.2 miles).