Dovedale Primary School, Nottingham

From the headteacher's welcome: "We are a happy active learning environment, proud of our school and our place in the community. Our children's behaviour reflects their engagement with our diverse curriculum and they all support our values of Respect, Enjoyment, Achievement, Challenge and Health (REACH). Our aspirations for the children at our school are high and we achieve these goals by working together."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, cricket, gymnastics, basketball, yoga, choir, chess, gardening and art.

The school runs after-school care.

Coming up: an open day on Tuesday 17 November 2026 at 2pm, an open day on Friday 27 November 2026 at 2pm and an open day on Tuesday 8 December 2026 at 2pm. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

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

Results were similar in 2024 (81% in reading, 76% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 49 families put Dovedale Primary School as their first choice and 117 named it as one of their preferences, for 49 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Dovedale Primary School are Sawley Infant and Nursery School (0.5 miles, Good); Sawley Junior School (0.5 miles, Good, 83% reading, 70% maths); Parklands Infant and Nursery School (0.8 miles, Good); and Harrington Junior School (0.9 miles, Good, 71% reading, 63% maths).

Dovedale Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 2 of them.

Dovedale Primary School is one of 8 schools run by One Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

16.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 3.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (86%) and Mixed (7%).

In 2026, 37 pupils (9.4%) received SEN support and 10 (2.5%) 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 autism.

The nearest railway station is Long Eaton Rail Station, about 820 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Sterndale Road (opposite), 90 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Dovedale Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 118 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Derbyshire (50), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Dovedale Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 0.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Dovedale Primary School are The Long Eaton School (0.4 miles) and Wilsthorpe School (0.9 miles).